President Tatar: “Turkey is the guarantor and motherland of the TRNC”
26 April, 2021President Tatar travels to Ankara
26 April, 2021President Ersin Tatar called on the British government to support the two-state solution model that he will put on the table at the 5+1 meeting in Geneva.
Tatar gave a private interview to the UK Sunday Express newspaper.
Regarding the news concerning Tatar’s statements, the newspaper stated that “Britain urged to use Brexit freedoms to recognise Northern Cyprus as a sovereign country”.
Stating that Britain, which left the EU, can now fulfil its duty as a neutral guarantor state and treat the two sides on the island equally, Tatar said “We do not want to waste any more time. We have wasted time in vain for so many years”.
Tatar also said that the natural gas found around the island only increases tensions.
Indicating that the Greek Cypriots run the clock down and they believe that Turkey will take a step back in time, Tatar said “The importance of the island of Cyprus has increased with developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey will never take a step back and will not change its mind and will also support the Turkish Cypriots forever”.
Noting that the two-state solution is the only realistic option on the island, President Tatar emphasised that the realities on the island are obvious and that there are currently two states living peacefully side by side.