Greek Cypriot Administration President Nikos Hristodulidis said that the rumors that “Turkey no longer supports two states but equal sovereignty” are not true, and expressed his “deep disappointment” that what was said at the Greek Cypriot National Council was leaked to the press.
Alithia Hristodulidis expressed her dissatisfaction and intense disappointment yesterday, within the framework of a DİPA event, when journalists asked whether UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed a 3-party or 5-party meeting on the Cyprus issue. Without touching on the essence of the issue and whether it was actually discussed in the Council, he said: “We discuss some things in the National Council and reach an agreement, but some do not comply with the agreement. “I leave it to the public to decide whether this is a sign of seriousness.” she said.
Hristodulidis was also asked whether there was a change in Turkey’s discourse regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem. Emphasizing that nothing like this has happened so far, Hristodulidis pointed out that they continue their efforts with the aim of continuing the negotiations from where they left off.
“FON DER LEYEEN WILL BE ON THE ISLAND ON MAY 1”
Stating that they are working together with the EU and that the EU plays an important role with some EU countries such as Germany, Hristodulidis said, “Just now, Commission President Fon Der Leyen told me that we will come to the island on May 1 to attend the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Cyprus’ accession to the EU.” He gave information that he would come. I believe that his presence here is also an important message on the Cyprus problem.” he said.
Gzete wrote that when Hristodulidis was reminded of the claim that “Turkey no longer supports two states but sovereign equality” and was asked whether there was a difference between two states and sovereign equality, he said: “There is no such thing.”
According to the news, “There are no such messages (from Turkey). “I don’t know why these were said, who said them, what their goals were.” Hristodulidis said that these were manipulations and that he was not interested in manipulation. Christodoulides “With sovereign equality, there is no difference between two states.” he said.
Haravgi conveyed the news with the title “President: ‘There is No Difference Between Two States with Sovereign Equality'”.
According to the newspaper, Greek Cypriot Administration President Hristodulidis was also asked whether he had received any message from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was in Ankara recently. Hristodulidis: “We are in constant contact. I also visited the Netherlands. “I will receive information about the outcome of the contacts.” he replied. In response to the question of whether Rutte had conveyed a message from himself to Ankara, he said: “Absolutely, we are in constant contact with the Dutch Prime Minister for this reason.” said.
In its news titled “AKEL General Secretary: ‘Stagnation Leads to the Finalization of Partition with Mathematical Certainty'”, the newspaper wrote that AKEL General Secretary Stefanos Stefanu evaluated the National Council meeting in his statement to Astra radio yesterday.
According to the news, Stefanu said that AKEL brought up again the energy-centered positive agenda proposal regarding the Cyprus issue at the meeting, and claimed that this proposal could clear the blockage for the resumption of negotiations or at least “energy is the point that will expose Turkey, which is stuck in a corner, and make it stop hiding.”
Stefanu stated that it was not determined at the Council meeting that “they are at a border and a critical point in the Cyprus problem” and expressed his concern about this and warned that “Stagnation will lead to the finalization of the partition with mathematical certainty.”
“Some are celebrating that Türkiye-European Union relations have been linked to the Cyprus problem.” Stating that he found this wrong, Stefanu said: “What has been decided is that the EU wants the Turkey-EU dialogue to progress, and the Cyprus issue is not a condition for this. It is said that if there is progress on the Cyprus issue, this will help.” he said.
“OWNERSHIP IS DISSOLVING DAY BY DAY”
Alithia headlined the changes regarding the former Greek assets remaining in the TRNC with the title “Property is Dissolving Day by Day”.
President Ersin TatarThe newspaper also highlighted ‘s statement that the property issue would only be resolved through the Immovable Property Commission (TMK), stating that Greek property owners sold their properties at 10 percent of their value due to despair, and that 1,502 of the 7,473 applications made to the TMK have been resolved so far, and that Greeks He stated that approximately 500 million pounds were paid.
The newspaper wrote: “Ersin TatarAs ‘s rightly said, this is how ownership will be resolved. Turks Turkify Greek properties by paying 10 percent of their value with the signature of the owners. Ownership is unraveling day by day. Even if Maria Angela Holguin manages to bring us to the negotiating table, the new owners of our goods will be sitting before us. All this is happening while President Christodoulides rejects the Guterres Framework because it gives the first say to the user, not the owner. Very soon we will realize that the owner has changed.”
