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25 May, 2016Stating that the value of potable water arriving from Turkey is priceless and that is why the cost of the water determined as 2.30TL should not be discussed in any way Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün said that the discussions are deliberate action which is unnecessary and wrong.
Speaking to Kıbrıs Genç TV, Prime Minister Özgürgün said that Economic and Financial Protocol is ready to be signed and it will be signed after Turkey’s new government takes office.
Furthermore, evaluating Anastasiades’ not attending the dinner of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in İstanbul, Özgürgün said “Anastasiades does not consider the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as an equal side. He also considers that he negotiates with a minority at the table that is why he never wants to be seen with Akıncı at an equal platform.”
Adding that Greek Cypriot policy has been the same since the 1950’s, “Cyprus is a Helen island and Greek Cypriots rule the island. Turkish Cypriots are minority”, Özgürgün said that the Cyprus problem is continuing because Turkish Cypriots do not accept this situation. Özgürgün also stressed that Anastasiades’ not attending the dinner proved that Greek Cypriots have the same opinion as in 1950’s.