President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades met yesterday for their last scheduled meeting in May.President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stated that they proposed to convene the Geneva Summit in June without preconditions, but that they did not receive a reasonable response from the Greek Cypriot side.Following the leaders\u2019 meeting, President Ak\u0131nc\u0131 answered questions from the press and made a public statement. Reminding that the negotiations have been ongoing for the last two years, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said that the UN Secretary General has described the point that has now been reached as \u201cunprecedented progress\u201d. President Ak\u0131nc\u0131 also made clear that the consistent aim of the Turkish Cypriot side is to reach an agreement on the Cyprus problem, which it has demonstrated repeatedly.
\nPresident Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stressed that because July poses potential dangers to the negotiation process, he has suggested that the Geneva conference should be held in June in order to make progress.
\nPointing out that the election process has already begun in South Cyprus, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 noted that the natural timeframe for the negotiations should be used well.
\nAk\u0131nc\u0131 said, \u201cIf we could agree today on a conference date in June, then we could start making the necessary preparations for Geneva until that date arrives. But such a decision was not reached during the meeting\u201d.
\nThe President pointed out that it is not possible to reach a solution by discussing every issue one by one, either for the leaders or for the negotiators. As such, the Turkish Cypriot side proposed a grouped approach to key issues in order to move negotiations forward and maximise chances of reaching a conclusion.
\nHe said, \u201cOur proposal applies the basic principles of the agreement reached on the 14th of February 2014 on the discussion of interrelated chapters. We believe there is no better method of discussion, as all the others have been tried without success. The proposals of the Greek Cypriot leader were not constructive or creative. Unfortunately, they put unacceptable preconditions on the table, which fundamentally hampers the process from reaching a solution.\u201d
\nPointing out that they have also offered suggestions on the hydrocarbon issue in Cyprus, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 emphasized that the unilateral explorations and the resumption of excavations by the Greek Cypriot side could trigger new tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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