President Ersin Tatar addressed a reception attended by 18 parliamentarians, ambassadors, think tank representatives, members of the UK press and representatives of businesses and civil societies.

The event, entitled “60 Years of the Cyprus Issue”, was held at The Pavilion in the Houses of Parliament, organised by The Rt. Hon. Lord Taylor of Holbeach and the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus campaign.

President Tatar said: “As the President of the Turkish Cypriots, I demand the lifting of the isolations and restrictions that have had negative effects on the development of my people. Isolation of my people has no place in this day and age, because my People have put forward arduous efforts in all the negotiation processes to reach a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus issue. The Turkish Cypriot People want a negotiated settlement to the Cyprus issue, that will be fair, practical and sustainable, otherwise we can end up as it used to be prior to 1974 – when there was violence and confrontation.”