The Turkish Cypriot chief Ersin Tatar has insisted on recognition of equal sovereignty and worldwide standing as a precondition to barter a settlement of the Cyprus concern in all its points, in an unique interview to Phileleftheros.
Tatar stated he wasn’t prepared for ‘unofficial’ dialogue, as he known as it, so throughout a latest assembly with the British Excessive Commissioner in Nicosia he proposed a gathering with their delegations in London so a dialogue might be launched inside a ‘totally different atmosphere’.
Ersin Tatar claimed that in a single type or one other, two separate states have now existed in Cyprus for over 60 years, calling on the Greek Cypriots and the worldwide neighborhood to simply accept this actuality.
If Turkish Cypriot sovereign equality is recognised by the Safety Council, he added, then the Cyprus concern might be negotiated with the view to a brand new deal based mostly on what the Turkish-Cypriot aspect is proposing.
The fenced off city of Varosha has opened, Tatar declared, saying that as quickly as functions are appeared into, properties shall be returned to their rightful homeowners. He additional known as on the Greek Cypriot aspect to work collectively in bettering the compensation mechanism.
‘We solely belief Turkey’, Tatar concluded.