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Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün has said that the Greek Cypriot’s decision to commemorate the 1950 Enosis plebiscite would “bring darkness and conflict back to the future of Cyprus”
Prime Minister Özgürgün made the comments at a conference entitled “Cyprus” at the Near East University (NEU).
Ahead of the conference, the Near East University Golden Key Honorary Award was presented to Prime Minister Özgürgün by Dr. Suat İ. Günsel, Founding Rector of the Near East University.
Prime Minister Özgürgün evaluated the Cyprus problem from the British occupation to the present day, accompanied by presentation slides at the conference.
Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün said that Cyprus is the longest-running and the greatest problem for the United Nations (UN) and that Cyprus is also the oldest problem in international relations.
Moreover, Özgürgün indicated that seven UN Secretary Generals have been in place until today, but despite their struggles, the Cyprus problem has still not been solved.
Özgürgün added that the Security Council Resolution no. 186 on Cyprus had clarified that the Cyprus problem began in 1963 and that there was no occupation in 1974.