Fidan: “Lifting isolations and recognizing the rights of the Turkish Cypriot people is our shared responsibility”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended and addressed the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting held in Gabala, Azerbaijan, ahead of the 12th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States.

Highlighting the significance of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) becoming an OTS observer state in 2022, Fidan said it strengthened the unity of the Turkic world.

In his address, he underlined that lifting the unjust isolations imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people, who are an inseparable part of the Turkic world, and recognizing their rights, is a shared responsibility.