Prime Minister Tufan Erh\u00fcrman met with Turkish Cypriots living in Istanbul last night (26th November). During the meeting, Erh\u00fcrman made a request to the Turkish Cypriots to give much more cooperation.<\/p>\n
Erh\u00fcrman travelled to Istanbul to attend the 9th Bosphorus Summit and met with hundreds of Turkish Cypriots living in Istanbul, he spoke with them and answered their questions.<\/p>\n
Talking about the Cyprus problem, economic situation of the country, universities and the production in the country as well, Prime Minister Erh\u00fcrman said that Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades wished to make the Turkish Cypriots a minority in Cyprus with his proposal of a \u201cloose federation\u201d. Erh\u00fcrman stressed that as with the Greek Cypriot people, there should be active participation of the Turkish Cypriot people in respect of decisions, and the natural resources around the island of Cyprus should be shared. \u201cIf they are shared, there will be wealth otherwise there will be tension in Cyprus\u201d Erh\u00fcrman added.<\/p>\n
Erh\u00fcrman pointed out that they will continue to speak with a language of \u2018peace\u2019 but they will never disclaim their rights.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, informing about the import-export volume of the TRNC, the Prime Minister said that the only country which recognizes the TRNC and does not impose an embargo is Turkey, that\u2019s why exports to Turkey should be increased. Erh\u00fcrman also pointed out the importance of international contacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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