Tatar underlined that it’s not potential to renew negotiations with out recognizing the “sovereign equality” and “equal worldwide standing” of the Turkish Cypriot facet
Turkish chief Ersin Tatar spoke for accepting a casual tripartite dinner, in keeping with the Turkish newspaper “Kipris”.
The newspaper writes that Tatar spoke with the editor-in-chief and common coordinator of “Cyprus”, Mete Tumerkan, after his assembly yesterday in New York with the UN Secretary-Basic.
As reported, Tatar underlined that it’s not potential to renew negotiations with out recognizing the “sovereign equality” and the “equal worldwide standing” of the Turkish Cypriot facet.
He additionally mentioned that he knowledgeable the UN Secretary Basic, Antonio Guterres, that because the Turkish Cypriot facet, they’re able to take part in a gathering that may happen in a 4+1 format with the participation of Greece and Turkey.
Tatar additionally acknowledged that if such a gathering have been to happen, they would definitely not talk about a federal resolution. He instructed Guterres, he mentioned, that the seek for a federal resolution ought to not be on the agenda and gave the inexperienced mild to a casual tripartite dinner proposed by the Secretary-Basic.
Explaining that he has given the message that he’s prepared to debate points that may profit the island “on the idea of equality”, Tatar mentioned that the Turkish Cypriot facet shouldn’t be the facet that avoids dialogue or communication.
“I instructed the Secretary Basic that we are able to take part in a 4+1 format assembly with the participation of the 'mom nations' to debate what may be achieved for the way forward for Cyprus other than searching for a federal resolution. We don’t want the UK concerned at this stage. We’re in favor of a gathering with the participation of the 'homelands', not the guarantor nations,” he mentioned.
“The Secretary Basic additionally requested me if there could possibly be a casual tripartite dinner. I instructed him that we are able to take part in a casual dinner. We’re prepared to debate the problem of pure sources, the water mission, the electrical energy interconnection mission, irregular migration or hydrocarbons on the idea of equality. We’ll discuss on the situation that it is going to be achieved on the idea of equality,” he added.
“We conveyed our well-known views on the popularity of the 'sovereign equality' and the 'equal worldwide standing' of the Turkish Cypriot 'individuals' to UN Secretary Basic Antonio Guterres. Our calls for are based mostly on the situations of 1960. We conveyed to Guterres that negotiations may be resumed if the 'embargoes' and 'isolations' imposed on the Turkish Cypriot 'individuals' are lifted, however that we are going to not talk about a federal resolution underneath these situations both “, he mentioned.
“I mentioned that if initiatives are mentioned that may profit either side in Cyprus, comparable to {the electrical} interconnection mission, we’re at all times able to implement them. We’re by no means removed from dialogue and communication. Our place is underneath what situations the negotiations may be very clear. The Greek Cypriot facet needs to start out the negotiations from the place they left off in Crans-Montana. This isn’t potential,” he mentioned.
He mentioned Maria Angela Holguín Quellar because the Secretary-Basic's Private Envoy, additionally had contacts on the island for a while “and located that there was no widespread floor between the perimeters on the Cyprus subject. Subsequently, Ms. Holguín acknowledged that the talks didn’t they might begin. This was essential. I reminded them as soon as once more in the course of the assembly,” he added.
Saying he raised the problem of the transmission of electrical energy by way of cable (from Turkey) throughout his assembly with Guterres, Tatar added that “at this stage, each the financial and probably the most rational strategy is to implement the interconnection mission by cable from Turkey. That is the perfect resolution mannequin for each the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides,” he argued.
He identified that “{the electrical} interconnection from Turkey to the 'tdvk' by way of cable is a mission that draws nice curiosity. Electrical interconnection by cable by Greece is extraordinarily troublesome and uneconomical. Each northern and southern Cyprus may be related to the interconnection system by way of Turkey, which is simply 60 kilometers from Cyprus,” he mentioned.
He added that “the implementation of this mission by Turkey will profit each northern and southern Cyprus and contribute to the scenario on the island in each means, for the atmosphere or well being. The cable is a mission that may pave the best way for environmentally pleasant vitality manufacturing and can create an atmosphere the place photo voltaic vitality can be utilized extra,” he identified.
He additionally mentioned that “the mission for electrical energy from Turkey to the island can begin in a really quick time. In keeping with the data I’ve acquired, the EU can also be in favor of the cable from Turkey,” he claimed.
He added that “Turkey is able to implement this mission. I conveyed this to the UN Secretary Basic throughout our assembly,” he added.
Tatar mentioned he additionally raised one other subject in the course of the assembly which is “the current efforts of the 'Greek Cypriot administration'”, as he put it, “to develop an 'embargo' towards the 'tdvk' and its efforts to focus on the financial system of the pseudo-state”.
“I instructed the UN Secretary Basic in regards to the current arrests and imprisonment of traders. I identified to the UN Secretary Basic that the Greek Cypriots have elevated the strain with these approaches and pressured that their actions can by no means be accepted. I’ve requested the Secretary Basic to pay particular consideration to this matter. The Secretary Basic turned to his group after I raised this subject and requested them to take the mandatory initiatives,” Tatar mentioned.
