Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists on maintaining the status of guarantees in Cyprus and the continued presence of Turkish troops on the island, in his first reaction since the Geneva Conference on Cyprus.
After Friday prayers, leaving the mosque, the Turkish president said, among other things, about the Cyprus issue that "Northern Cyprus" (as the pseudo-state called it) is making great efforts. He approaches with sincerity. "
"Southern Cyprus" (as it called the Republic of Cyprus) and the guarantor Greece have other expectations. "There is no question of withdrawing Turkish troops," he stressed.
Regarding guarantees, Erdogan noted: "We said do not expect anything that does not include Turkey as a guarantor power. In terms of security, as has been clarified in the past, we will have an equal number of armies with "Northern" and "Southern Cyprus". We had said it before. "
Source RES-EIA