Foreign Minister Ertuğruloğlu met with Turkish National Defense Minister Akar
12 January, 2021Erdoğan received Ertuğruloğlu
12 January, 2021Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu who has been in Ankara within the framework of his official contacts, held a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu following their meeting.
Stressing that it is out of question to negotiate the federation on Cyprus, Ertuğruloğlu said, “Inter-communal negotiations process is over. There is no question of negotiating the federation in such a process. There is no sovereignty in federation.”
Ertuğruloğlu said, “If the sovereign peoples are to establish a partnership as the sovereign state owner, this is a confederation. Therefore, there is no possibility of meeting to talk about a federation.”
Noting that the aim of the 5+1 meeting under the leadership of the United Nations (UN) is to “reveal what will be discussed” instead of a federation, Ertuğruloğlu stated that this should be based on the existence of two states and sovereign equality.