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24 October, 2018Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that one more failure of the Cyprus talks cannot be considered.
Çavuşoğlu expressed his belief that the Greek Cypriot side has to accept that Turkish Cypriot people also have rights to the reserves around the island, yet they want to talk about this issue after drilling.
Stating that there is a trick here, as they have seen in the past that we did not allow this, Çavuşoğlu reiterated that Turkey has a proposal to find a solution through the European Union.
Çavuşoğlu also stressed that Turkey carries out drilling and exploration activities both in their exclusive economic zone and in the areas determined by the TRNC.
“After all, if the reserves are available in this island, both sides have the right and it must be shared. That is our concern”. Çavuşoğlu also said that everyone realised that the Greek Cypriot side was not ready for a federal solution in the Crans-Montana talks.