President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stated that the Turkish Cypriot side is ready to reconvene the Cyprus conference as soon as possible and is willing to stay there until the result is achieved within the framework of the final declaration of the first session of the Cyprus conference.<\/p>\n
In his written statement,\u00a0Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 emphasised that there has been a serious progress in the negotiations in the last \u00a0two years and that the Turkish Cypriot side has played a crucial role in ensuring this progress with their consistent focus on constructive discussions. He added that map work has also been done for the first time in relation to territorial adjustments.<\/p>\n
Although the Turkish Cypriot side\u00a0maintains its constructive and creative attitude and has made all the necessary efforts in order to overcome the differences, Ak\u0131nc\u0131 stated that there have not been new convergences on the first four chapters, which are Governance and Power Sharing, Economy, European Union issues and Property.<\/p>\n
“The Greek Cypriot side is still having difficulty in accepting some basic elements such as the political equality of the Turkish Cypriot side, which is sine qua non in a federal solution,” Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said.<\/p>\n
Ak\u0131nc\u0131 continued as: “The Turkish Cypriot side insisted that the end of year 2016 should be a goal for the solution, due to possible risks in 2017. The atmosphere and escalation of disruptive rhetoric that we have seen recently as a result of the build up to the Greek Cypriot presidential elections in February 2018 has unfortunately justified our concerns. This has also been reinforced by the escalation of the natural gas issue in recent months.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point, it is clear that there is a natural calendar. In order to reach a solution, it is obvious that it will be necessary to move forward with a comprehensive package approach given the limited time frame.\u00a0 At this point, the major outstanding issues are well known by both sides and also by the UN. In order to reach a conclusion on these issues, it is time for all sides to take reciprocal steps by making difficult decisions and to continue with a comprehensive package. So the Turkish Cypriot side is ready for the convening of the conference as soon as possible, as stated at the final declaration of the Cyprus Conference\u2019s first session, and is willing to stay there for as long as it takes until a result is achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ak\u0131nc\u0131 continued that the Greek Cypriot leader proposed at the last leaders\u2019 meeting that any conference on Cyprus should give the first priority to negotiating Territorial Adjustment, Security and Guarantee issues, and only if these were agreed, then the remaining issues should started to be negotiated. Ak\u0131nc\u0131 added, however, that this proposal of the Greek Cypriot leader is completely contrary to the 11 February 2014 Leaders\u2019 Joint Declaration and is not solution-oriented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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