Within the framework of his New York contacts, President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 met with the EU Commission Representative Frederica Mogherini. In his short statement following the meeting, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stressed that peace and prosperity to be provided by a solution in Cyprus will be a positive example for the region. Ak\u0131nc\u0131 informed Mogherini regarding the stage reached at the Cyprus negotiations and expressed the Turkish Cypriot side\u2019s views.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stated that they discussed the EU\u2019s role and contributions in case of a possible solution.<\/p>\n
Stressing that they also discussed the issue of preparations which should start as soon as possible for EU\u2019s fulfilling the requirements of a solution, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said that the views of the Turkish Cypriot side about the precautions which should be taken to preserve bi-communal, bi-zonal character of a comprehensive solution were also discussed.<\/p>\n
Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said that it was underlined during the meeting that some factors of a solution need to be protected within the EU as a primary law.<\/p>\n
Adding that the issues regarding the cost of a solution were also discussed, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said that they discussed what the EU can do on the issue of meeting the expenses of a solution.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 expressed that the EU institutions should ensure more cooperation with the Turkish Cypriot side for the harmonization of the Turkish Cypriot side to the EU.<\/p>\n
Ak\u0131nc\u0131 added: \u201cIn brief, we gave information about the current stage of the negotiations and stressed that a solution to be reached in Cyprus should have a legal certainty within the EU. We talked about the positive role of the EU for meeting the expenses of a solution. It was a positive meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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