The President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis, refutes the claim of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, that he did not categorically rule out the two-state solution during their first meeting, emphasizing that not only did he reject it but also stated that no one at the international level is going to accept such a solution.
"Therefore, what Mr. Tatar is saying is not only untrue, but also raises suspicions about his motives for the UN Secretary-General's initiative," he said. the good of Cyprus ", points out President Anastasiadis in a written statement.
The President of the Republic also states that throughout his meeting with Mr. Tatar, "my position was clear that the solution that can be found is solely on the basis of the Summit Agreements, decisions and resolutions of the Council UN Security Council and in accordance with EU principles and values ".
In his written statement, President Anastasiadis responds to what, as he states, Mr. Tatar "unequivocally claimed, answering a question from an English-language Turkish channel, that I did not explicitly rule out a two-state solution when he raised it during our first meeting, and that I was essentially expecting his position due to his statements and positions both in the past and during the pre-election period in the occupied territories ”.
As he points out, "when Mr. Tatar raised the issue of a two-state solution during our meeting, I not only rejected it, but I argued and stated, among other things, that, in addition to what I mentioned earlier, especially in the EU, such a solution will not be accepted ".
President Anastasiadis, as a last resort, as he notes, calls on Turkey and Mr. Tatar "to realize that a just, functional and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem will not be achieved through distortions, but with genuine political will for the benefit of the Cypriot people, Greek Cypriots." and Turkish Cypriots, on the basis of the Summit Agreements, UN resolutions and decisions, the convergences reached in the talks, the framework of the General Secretariat, international law, as well as the principles and values of the EU ”.
Source: KYPE
