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13 April, 2017Prime Minister Özgürgün: “The Greek Cypriot side has made clear that they do not want to reach a settlement”
14 April, 2017Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu said: “Although we are committing sincere efforts to settle the Cyprus problem, we do not see the same efforts from the Greek Cypriot side”.
The unilateral actions of the Greek Cypriot side on the issue of natural gas and oil reserves around Cyprus are not acceptable, Çavuşoğlu said; despite Turkey’s warning on this issue, unfortunately since there has been no retreatfrom the Greek Cypriot side, forcing Turkey to take additional measures..
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was speaking to members of Antalya Businessmen Association (ANTİAD) at Akra Barut Hotel.
Çavuşoğlu also mentioned the Cyprus issue and said that they are trying to strengthen Turkey’s relations with the whole world in the best way.
Minister Çavuşoğlu emphasized that Turkey has many problems in the geography but that Turkey did not play a negative role in the formation and development of these problems.
Although sincere efforts have been committing to finding a solution to the Cyprus problem, Çavuşoğlu said, “Yesterday, the Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak made a statement regarding the unilateral gas exploration by the Greek Cypriot side. The Turkish Cypriot people also have rights in these territorial waters. We will take necessary steps if the Greek Cypriots continue to ignore our warnings. We have already taken legal steps and officially registered our position. We will not allow one-sided actions by the Greek Cypriot side to continue on this issue.”