Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret \u00d6zersay indicated that if the Greek Cypriot side wants to take common steps with the Turkish Cypriot side regarding the island\u2019s natural resources, the channels of diplomacy are open. He said: \u201cHowever if this is not taken into consideration, the TRNC will also carry out drilling and similar works by the authorized firm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret \u00d6zersay, who accompanied the TRNC Prime Minister Tufan Erh\u00fcrman in his meetings in Ankara yesterday, evaluated the bilateral relations and the stage reached in efforts to find a solution in Cyprus to an Anadolu Agency correspondent.<\/p>\n
\u00d6zersay emphasised that effort to make the will of the TRNC and the Turkish Cypriot people more visible were also discussed at the meetings in Ankara.<\/p>\n
Referring to the latest negotiation attempts, Ozersay pointed out that there is no current process for negotiations, and continued: \u201cThe last attempt made in Switzerland was unsuccessful. Negotiations for the sake of negotiating are not what we desire. We have lived through a bad experience which imprisoned the Turkish Cypriot people in this negotiation process for nearly 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d6zersay said that the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey are not inclined to a negotiation process which has become a vicious circle that cannot seem to reach a solution, even if improvements have been reached in certain issues.<\/p>\n
\u00d6zersay stressed that the Greek Cypriot side should show that they are ready to share an administration, welfare and resources with the Turkish Cypriots based on equality.<\/p>\n
Indicating that the issue of sharing natural gas on the island is of vital importance, \u00d6zersay said that if the Greek Cypriot side does not show that they are ready to share resources with the Turkish Cypriots, everyone is aware that a new negotiation process will not lead anywhere. Stressing that the fact that negotiations had not yet start should not cause concerns, \u00d6zersay said that there are already very important targets, including economic and social development.<\/p>\n
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Stating that the Greek Cypriot side accepts that natural wealth of the island belongs to the Turkish Cypriots as well, \u00d6zersay said that these resources and zones are not disputed.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Turkish Cypriot side has given the message many times that\u00a0it\u00a0will not disregard the unilateral drilling activities of the Greek Cypriot side said\u00a0\u00d6zersay, adding that the\u00a0visibility of the\u00a0TRNC\u00a0and Turkish Cypriot people\u00a0in the international arena will increase in the coming weeks,\u00a0making it clear that nothing\u00a0can\u00a0be done in this region without the will of Turkish Cypriot people.<\/p>\n
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