Özersay: “If negotiations continue in the same way, the vicious circle will continue”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay said “We have concerns that if we continue the negotiations in the same way, the vicious circle will continue. We express that at each platform”.

Özersay made statements about foreign policy at the General Council of the Republican Assembly. Özersay said that as well as the dialogue process which is trying to be shaped by the United Nations, an unofficial dialogue process is also continuing.

Adding that new views have been expressed in the UN report, Özersay said that he shared his views about a loose federation and stressed that the stage reached in the 50 year long Cyprus negotiations is not pleasant.

Stating that they do not have any intention to create a conflict in the region, Özersay said “We are working to cool the waters not to heat them”. Stressing that there is consensus among the government partners on the issue of the Cyprus problem and negotiation process, Özersay pointed out that a result oriented negotiation process is the common ground for the sides.