Statement of the TRNC Mİnistry of Foreign Affairs regarding the banner allegedly hung on the wall of our Embassy in Ankara
30 September, 2025
Statement of the TRNC Mİnistry of Foreign Affairs regarding the Extension of the U.S. Decision to Lift the Arms Embargo on the Greek Cypriot Administration
1 October, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu stated that “there is no longer any possibility of two former parties establishing a new partnership on the island”, adding “The future of the island will be shaped by the neighbourly relations between two sovereign, equal states.”
Stressing that despite years of negotiations, the Cyprus problem has not been solved, Minister Ertuğruloğlu added, “The United Nations (UN) Security Council is an organization that has stolen 60 years from the Turkish Cypriots.”
Ertuğruloglu, who visited the US last week for the UN General Assembly, spoke to journalists in Washington, where he described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call in his UN speech for international recognition of the TRNC as “highly meaningful and extremely important.”
Recalling the support for the two-state solution based on the recognition of the sovereign equality and equal international status of Turkish Cypriots, Ertuğruluğlu added “The Turkish side’s stance on the Cyprus problem and its priorities have once again been put on record with great determination.”
Ertuğruloğlu stated that the Cyprus problem began with Resolution 186, adopted by the UN Security Council on 4 March 1964, noting, “This resolution contains the phase ‘Government of Cyprus.’ This is where the mistake begins. This mistake which began in March 1964, has caused the Cyprus problem to remain on the international community’s agenda to this day and to be sustained.”
Reiterating that Maria Angela Holguin Cueller, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Representative for Cyprus, had been reappointed, Foreign Minister Ertuğruloğlu added that Holguin’s contacts would not result in a situation where common ground could be established.
Responding to a question regarding military activity in the Greek Cypriot area, Ertuğruloğlu underlined that as long as the Turkish Armed Forces remain in the TRNC, there will be no military threat to the Turkish Cypriots.
On reports that the Greek Cypriot Administration is being used as a base to transport ammunition to Israel, he warned that the Greek side backed by Israel and possibly the US might even consider a military move against Türkiye. The Minister noted that Washington lifted its arms embargo on the Greek Cypriot administration in 2021 and is now supplying it with weapons and training its soldiers.