President Ersin Tatar accepted the Chairman of the Republican Folks's Get together (CHP), Özgür Özel, and his accompanying delegation, who had been within the nation for the forty first anniversary celebrations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
In his speech on the reception, President Ersin Tatar expressed his pleasure in seeing CHP Chairman Özgür Özel on the forty first anniversary of the institution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and mentioned, “It is rather significant so that you can be with us on this vital day. “I want to thanks on behalf of myself and the Turkish Cypriot Folks,” he mentioned.
President Tatar acknowledged that Turkish Cypriots live on in Cyprus with their identification, spirituality and values, with out being underneath anybody's yoke and captivity.
Stating {that a} federation has been mentioned for years to unravel the Cyprus Drawback, however no outcomes had been achieved as a result of mentality of the opposite facet, President Tatar mentioned that the Greek Cypriot facet considers itself superior and needs to create a unitary Cyprus.
Stating that the Greek Cypriot facet sees the Island of Cyprus as a Hellenic island, and that they consider that they’ve not directly achieved Enosis by being included within the European Union, along with their ties with Greece, President Tatar mentioned that they need to forcefully impose the method that can remodel the Turkish Cypriots into the Republic of Cyprus with the rights to be given to them. he emphasised.
President Tatar identified that embargoes proceed to be imposed on Turkish Cypriots by stopping direct flights, direct contact and sports activities, and mentioned, “We’re not going to give up simply because there are these issues.”
Declaring that some opponents need an settlement of 1 variety or one other to be overcome with a view to overcome these issues, President Tatar famous that with the settlement reached as they want, the opposite occasion shall be underneath the authority.
Stating that there have been two separate states in Cyprus for 60 years, President Tatar emphasised that an settlement primarily based on cooperation between two equally sovereign states could be reached, and that each events ought to have their very own sovereignty, jurisdiction and authority and shouldn’t dominate the opposite occasion.
Speaking in regards to the administrations established by the Turkish Cypriot facet for 61 years, President Tatar identified that the Turkish Cypriots have as a lot state expertise because the Greek Cypriots.
Two states residing facet by facet; He acknowledged that they’re able to cooperate on water, electrical energy, pure sources and every kind of points and to hold out research that can create a “win-win” state of affairs that can profit the 2 peoples and that they conveyed these solutions to the Greek facet.
President Tatar thanked the Republic of Turkey, which sees Cyprus as a nationwide trigger, and identified that in 1974, the then Prime Minister of Turkey, the late Bülent Ecevit, mentioned, “We’re bringing peace to the Greeks and the Turks” throughout the Cyprus Peace Operation.
Stating that there was no bloodshed in Cyprus for 50 years and that there’s peace, tranquility and belief on the island, President Tatar mentioned that Southern Cyprus has additionally gained advantages from this case and its economic system has developed.
President Tatar defined that Southern Cyprus benefited from the alternatives and privileges of the European Union.
Declaring that an settlement to be reached in Cyprus shouldn’t return to the state of affairs earlier than 1974, President Tatar acknowledged that the tradition of battle must be revived.
President Tatar acknowledged that throughout the Annan Plan interval, views had been put ahead that “there could be no extra battle in Cyprus and the peoples are brothers”, and famous that there have been wars in Europe and the Center East within the final 20 years.
“The mentality is identical, the robust facet needs to achieve a bonus for itself by crushing the weak facet,” mentioned President Tatar, including that with a view to keep away from a return to the pre-1974 interval, Turkey's nationwide safety, its rights within the Blue Homeland and the Sky Homeland within the area, and its relationship with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, He emphasised that being a guarantor nation and having troopers as a deterrent drive is a purple line.
Reminding that there could also be no issues for a number of years with any settlement reached in Cyprus, however the Republic of Cyprus, which was established in 1960, lasted 3 years, President Tatar acknowledged that the Greek Cypriots dedicated massacres by excluding the Turks from the state.
Stating that the opposite facet might make errors with the help of Greece, President Tatar acknowledged that classes must be discovered from the previous.
Declaring {that a} truthful, everlasting and sustainable resolution to be reached in Cyprus is a two-state resolution mannequin and that the opposite facet should present braveness for this, President Tatar mentioned, “When the previous Greek Cypriot chief Nikos Anastasiadis reached an deadlock within the Crans Montana talks, he talked a few two-state resolution, however he continued as a result of assaults.” He couldn't. “That was the reality,” he mentioned.
Declaring that the Republic of Türkiye is the most important and strongest nation within the area with a inhabitants of 85 million, President Tatar emphasised that it’s a worth along with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Stating that CHP, as the principle opposition occasion of the Republic of Turkey, protects these values with its previous and expertise and that this case makes him glad, President Tatar expressed his gratitude for the go to.
In his speech, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel acknowledged that they made their first abroad go to to Cyprus after being elected because the chairman of the occasion, and that they got here collectively 4 instances in a yr.
Özel identified that the visits had been associated to the historic ties and emotional state in direction of Cyprus and identified that they maintained a harmonious relationship.
Explaining that they embrace Cyprus as an entire with its authorities and opposition, Özel congratulated the Turkish Cypriot Folks on Republic Day.
“We’re at a brand new level within the extraordinarily vital, long-lasting course of that the world's eyes are on,” mentioned Özel, and emphasised the significance of the casual tripartite dinner held in New York and the 4+1 assembly, as expressed immediately.
Stating that you will need to point out Bülent Ecevit, CHP chief after which Prime Minister of Turkey, Özel identified that the connection established by Bülent Ecevit, whose picture is in each home in Cyprus, with the Turkish Cypriots is a legacy left to them.
“We don’t favor a system wherein the Turks in Cyprus will lose their positive factors,” mentioned Özel, underlining that that is the official view of the occasion.
Explaining that there are issues akin to lack of recognition, embargoes, direct flights and lack of commerce, Özel identified that this case have to be overcome and emphasised the significance of communication.
He identified that it’s essential to remind the world that the Turkish Cypriot Aspect acted in accordance with the negotiation ethics within the negotiations, however that it was Southern Cyprus that left the desk, didn’t fulfill its commitments and gained positive factors as a substitute of paying the value.
Özel acknowledged that if there’s going to be negotiation and there’s no resolution, the Turkish Cypriot facet ought to win, not lose, and that this case must be put ahead as an indispensable situation.
He emphasised that if no outcomes shall be achieved on the finish of the talks, it must be assured that direct flight and direct commerce embargoes are lifted earlier than the talks begin.
Declaring the significance of being solution-oriented, Özel famous that Southern Cyprus and Greece are members of the European Union and that there’s an unequal state of affairs, and that this inequality emerged after the Annan Plan and upset the steadiness in opposition to the Turkish facet.
He acknowledged that when the Greek Ambassador visited him, he mentioned that Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ought to hold the membership of the European Union on the desk and remedy all the issues collectively.
Stating that borders, commerce and flight restrictions will now not be vital on this means, Özel mentioned, “Nobody ought to anticipate us to surrender our acquired rights within the face of those. “We had been those who had been oppressed and martyred.” he mentioned.
He identified {that a} everlasting resolution must be for the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to grow to be members of the European Union on the identical day, and emphasised that that is what must be mentioned about how the standing of Northern Cyprus shall be outlined throughout the European Union.
“Our essential objective is the European Union. “We is not going to enter anyplace, leaving the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus someplace,” mentioned Özel, including that they envisage a course of inside 10 years that can profit the residents of Cyprus and Turkey, such because the rule of regulation, freedom of journey and visa-free motion, which the European Union agrees on, as a good resolution to the issues. .
