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Call for a solution
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Akıncı urges Anastasiades to show political will
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Negotiations Process
OVERVIEW
President Mustafa Akıncı on Sunday called on the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades to seize the current opportunity in the Cyprus talks which emerged after a two-year interruption.
In a written statement on Sunday, Akıncı said that duty fell on the UN Secretary-General to make sure that the two sides remained committed to UN principles, parameters and past convergences.
“The UN must make sure that the meeting which will be held within this framework will be successful,” he said.
Akıncı also said that he will continue to defend the legitimate rights and interests of Turkish Cypriots to the very end.
He added that the Turkish Cypriot side was continuing its preparations for the meeting in Berlin in constructive cooperation with the UN General Secretariat with the awareness of the responsibility bestowed on him by the Turkish Cypriot community.
“We shall be carrying out all necessary consultations in the coming days within the framework of democratic practices as we have done in the past,” he added.
Akıncı also hit back at the government, stating that he was out of the question for him to turn down the UNSG’s invitation for the tripartite meeting in Berlin.
“To accept the demand of the senior partner of the coalition government would only draw condemnation on the Turkish Cypriot community from the international community,” he added.
Akıncı also pointed out that official negotiations had not begun.
“The work which is being carried out is to prepare the ground for negotiations and to determine how those talks can be concluded in a results-oriented manner,” he noted.
Akıncı added that Cyprus was going through a difficult period.
“We shall either demonstrate in the foreseeable future the skill to achieve a federal solution based on political equality, freedom and security or face the harsh reality of permanent division,” he warned.
Akıncı said that it was important to seize the current opportunity which emerged two years after the talks collapsed.
“Mr Anastadiades should focus on making this opportunity work and should refrain from issuing statements aimed at gaining leverage at the forthcoming meeting. He must stop making false statements concerning our meeting in August and the meetings held during Lute’s visit to the island. He should stop misinforming his community with false information,” he said.
Akıncı added that the Turkish Cypriot side will continue to work for a just and lasting solution to the Cyprus Problem with a constructive stance.
“We hope that our efforts will be met with similar steps,” he concluded.
In the meantime, the leader of the People’s Party (HP) and Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay on Friday argued that conditions for a federal settlement did not exist in Cyprus.
Özersay addressing members of the public in Haspolat (Mia Milia) on Friday night said that the two communities on the island did not trust each other. “There is a side that does not want to share power or governance. It is for this reason, that insisting on a federation only serves the continuation of the status quo on the island,” Özersay said.
Özersay said there was a need for a paradigm shift in Cyprus that would envisage a two-state solution.
“A federation is not necessarily bad but conditions for a federal solution in Cyprus do not exist,” he added.
On the issue of hydrocarbons, Özersay repeated the view that Turkish Cypriots have rights over the island’s natural gas resources.
“We are displaying the necessary political will to preserve and protect our rights on the issue,” Özersay said.
Özersay also emphasized the importance of protecting the Turkish Cypriot state.
“The Turkish Cypriot people’s most striking characteristic, in my view, is their will for self-governance. If we want to remain as a community and protect our identity, we have to first, protect our state.”
KEY ACTORS
Akıncı
>> Duty of UNSG to make sure the sides remain committed to UN principles, parameters & past convergences.
>> Efforts to defend the legitimate rights & interests of TCs will continue to the very end.
>> TC side continuing its preparations for Berlin meeting in constructive cooperation with UN General Secretariat.
>> It is out of the question to turn down the UNSG’s invitation for Berlin meeting.
>> To reject meeting would only draw condemnation on the TC community from the international community.
>> Berlin meeting not part of official negotiations. It is part of work which is being carried out to prepare the ground for negotiations and to determine how they can be concluded in a results-oriented manner.
>> Sides will either demonstrate in the foreseeable future the skill to achieve a federal solution based on political equality, freedom & security or face the harsh reality of permanent division.
>> It is important to seize the current opportunity which emerged two years after the talks collapsed.
>> GC leader should focus on seizing the opportunity & should refrain from making negative statements.
>> TC side will continue to work for a just and lasting solution to the Cyprob with a constructive stance.
Özersay (HP)
>> Federation is not a bad option but conditions for a federal solution in Cyprus do not exist.
>> The two communities do not trust each other.
>> There is a side that does not want to share power or governance.
>> Insisting on a federation only serves the continuation of the status quo.
>> A paradigm shift that envisages a two-state solution is needed.
>> TCs have rights over the island’s natural gas reserves & are displaying the necessary political will to protect those rights.
>> TC people’s most striking characteristic is their will for self-governance.
>> If TCs want to remain as a community & their identity they must first protect their state.