Against the opening of new crossing points, the "yepex" Tahsin Ertugruloglou spoke with the Dialog newspaper writing today that there was a queue at the Agios Dometio barricade yesterday as well. The newspaper notes that while people want new roadblocks, citing statements from citizens who have been waiting to pass through the free zones, Mr. Ertugruloglou says "no".
The statements of Tahsin Ertugruloglou were made yesterday during the discussion of the "yupex" budget in the competent "parliamentary committee", amounting to 897,9 million TL (24,26 million euros). As Dialog writes, Mr. Ertugruloglou argued that 9 crossing points are enough. More, he said, will alter "the meaning of the border" between pseudo-states - KD.
Referring to the Cyprus issue and responding to criticisms of RTK "MPs" Fikri Toros and Dogus Derias, Tahsin Ertugruloglou said that the "problem" is that the Greek side is accepted as the Republic of Cyprus and this "should not be ignored". He stated that there is only one condition for the solution and that is "not to be considered the right side of KD".
Regarding the relevant UN resolutions, he said that "as long as the world treats the Greek Cypriot community as the Republic of Cyprus and the Greek Cypriots recklessly use it against the Turkish Cypriots and impose an embargo, what negotiation or solution can you talk about?" He reiterated the claim that the previous process would not have yielded results, saying that the option of federation had been removed.
He added that the Cyprus issue is an issue that they promote and defend in consultation and based on the principles they have established with the "motherland Turkey" and stated that the current leadership creates an image as if it is better than the previous ones, but and the previous ones - he said - "were the same".
The T/k, he said, embraced the 1960 KD because it had all the elements they needed. "E/k did not hug her. The E/K did not want the Republic of 1960 to be established in any case," he added.
The duty of the UN Security Council to provide peace to the world, he continued, has disappeared and started to create problems and crises and he argued that this is also happening with the Cyprus issue. Both the permanent members of the UN and the EU "ignore" the Turks for the sake of their own national interests, he added, and addressing the opposition "MPs" he asked if their own solution they are proposing is for the Turks to leave our "state claim, our sovereignty".
Political equality, he continued, will only make sense if it is based on sovereign equality. "You paint a picture as if there is a Greek Cypriot on the other side who wants to reach an agreement with us, but we are preventing it," he said, adding that "it was the Greek Cypriot who said 'no' to every agreement, but it was ultimately left to Mr. . Denktas the sign of 'no'".
On ending US arms sales and military training, Mr. Ertugruloglou wondered who these soldiers are being trained against.
Referring to Turkey-EU relations, he was asked whether "you think that Turkey would have become a member of the EU if there was no Cyprus issue".
On Turkey-Greece relations, he said they would be happier than anyone else if those relations eased, and wondered who created the tension in those relations in the first place.
Responding to criticisms of the opposition on the pseudo-state's relations with the OTK, he wondered if these relations are so unnecessary, how can it be explained the pressure exerted by the Y/C side on the Turkish states and using the EU as a weapon, to "sabotage » these relationships.
Mr. Ertugruloglou also referred to the issue of human trafficking, not only with people from Pakistan and Turkish states, but also with students who are not studying in "universities" and asked for measures to be taken.
Source: KYPE
