“And the bolidoscoping means formally, a selected date, August 13, to be in New York, to fulfill”
The Turkish Cypriots' rejection of Antonio Guterres' invitation for a tripartite assembly in New York will likely be disrespectful to the UN Secretary-Common and likewise to the Turkish Cypriots themselves, says the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulidis.
In his statements after the annual commemoration of the Ethnoarch Makarios III, within the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, and invited to touch upon Mr. Tatar's statements within the newspaper “Kipris” that there is no such thing as a floor for a tripartite assembly and that he’s not going to go to the New York, President Christodoulidis stated “I’ve not learn Mr. Tatar's statements as you convey them to me.”
He added that if the statements conveyed to him by the journalists are true, this refusal is “primarily a sign of disrespect in direction of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, however on the identical time additionally in direction of the worldwide neighborhood, the UN Secretary Common himself, but additionally the EU”.
The President stated that the Secretary-Common and the UN requested this assembly, noting that “the one who appears to have a weak point along with his positions, the positions he places ahead, is Mr. Tatar who appears, based mostly on what you could have given me conveys, that he’s afraid even to debate. In any case, we'll see.”
Requested if there’s a floor for a tripartite assembly, President Christodoulidis acknowledged that the Secretary-Common determined exactly that this assembly must be held, the goal of which was to pave the way in which for the resumption of negotiations. “We now have been speaking very particularly for a very long time with the Secretary-Common, who I noticed not too long ago in Paris and we had mentioned this specific assembly, but additionally with Ms. Holgin, the non-public envoy of the Secretary-Common, with the EU, and all this led to the choice , as I introduced final night time, to be scheduled for a gathering with the Secretary Common and the Turkish Cypriot chief on August 13, in New York, exactly to debate and pave the way in which for the resumption of talks,” he stated.
Commenting on the truth that no official invitation has been despatched by the UN, the President famous that it’s a blunder. “And the bolidoscoping means formally, a selected date, August 13, to be in New York, to fulfill, only for this factor.” “And with the intention to find yourself there, an entire lot of preliminary work was accomplished,” he stated.
Requested if there’s a second plan, President Christodoulidis stated that for our aspect there is no such thing as a second plan concerning the non-resolution of the Cyprus downside. “The one who favors stagnation is Mr. Tatar and all those that need no progress within the Cyprus concern, no reunification of our homeland. For us there is no such thing as a plan B, past the reunification of our homeland”, he famous.
“All this time, for the reason that first day of assuming our duties, we have now been working very particularly to attain this purpose. There are various issues, disappointments, difficulties, however we won’t cease working on this route for a minute,” he stated.
President Christodoulidis reiterated that the statements conveyed to him by the journalists are a whole disrespect from the Turkish Cypriot chief to the UN, to the EU, but additionally to our Turkish Cypriot compatriots themselves.
When requested if he would go to New York for a gathering with the UN Secretary-Common, even when there is no such thing as a tripartite assembly, the President stated that if he must go to New York even tomorrow to fulfill the Secretary-Common, if he himself deems it essential, he’ll accomplish that. “I had the chance to change views with the Common Secretary in Paris, we additionally talked concerning the particular assembly that was deliberate. From right here on we’ll keep up a correspondence with the UN to see the following steps. If the GM decides, I’m able to switch tomorrow as properly,” he added.
When requested if there are indications from Turkey that its angle could change, the President of the Republic stated that he can’t converse on behalf of Turkey and he doesn’t wish to say something about Turkey's angle. “We now have an announcement, as you conveyed it to me, that’s the gist. From right here on, what Turkey will do in direction of Mr. Tatar or in direction of the UN, the Secretary Common, I can’t know and I don’t wish to converse on behalf of Turkey”, he famous.
Requested to touch upon statements by the Minister of Overseas Affairs of Greece, George Gerapetritis, concerning new proof, for which there was a response from events in Cyprus, President Christodoulidis stated that Mr. Gerapetritis was referring to the Turkish place, noting that he and the Minister of Overseas Affairs converse every day and with Mr Gerapetritis and the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
“This effort, extra particularly for the assembly on August 13, is in collaboration with the Greek Authorities, with the Greek Prime Minister, with the Greek Minister of Overseas Affairs that we have now been working for a very long time to attain,” he stated and reminded that the Greek Prime Minister had noticed the UN Secretary Common within the USA, they mentioned about this specific assembly, about what the target was, how the UN will transfer, inside what framework, the procedural the whole lot, in order that this assembly might happen and it came about inside this body and volidoscopy.
Answering one other query, President Christodoulidis stated that there’s “completely no distinction of opinion or completely different approaches with the Greek Authorities”.
Requested to say whether or not the assertion a couple of lack of political bravery involved Turkey, the President of the Republic replied that “in fact it considerations the Turkish aspect and never us”
“We show this in observe with the 14 unilateral measures of the Republic of Cyprus in direction of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots and the essential messages with the participation of the Republic of Cyprus within the April European Council and our fixed readiness, both for an off-the-cuff one-on-one assembly with Mr. Tatar or on the stage of negotiators or casual five-party convention, in all of those we see a damaging Turkish angle in direction of us,” he stated.
“However I'm not right here to interact in a blame sport. It doesn’t favor us – and I wish to be clear – even when the dearth of progress is because of the Turkish aspect. It’s our homeland below occupation and we’ll proceed and do the whole lot attainable to attain the purpose of reunification,” he concluded.
