Turkish-Cypriot Leader Eroglu Blames Cypriot President Anastasiades

Eroglu stated that the President claimed, "the Turkish Cypriot side submitted no proposal to us regarding the natural gas." The Turkish-Cypriot leader restated his territories' stance on the issue, "They say that no one recognizes the TRNC. Every country in the world knows that there is a state called TRNC. It may be non-recognized, but it exists. I am sitting at the table as leader of the TRNC. What we do not have is being recognized. Everything which a state should have exists. We have land, we have people, we have democratic institutions, we have army. That is, they know that we are a state, but they do not recognize us. Because the negotiations have been continuing until today, we did not go out for recognition."

Eroglu continued, "However, if the negotiations enter into a deadlock with these caprices of the Greek Cypriots, we will sit and evaluate the situation with you and the motherland. We will choose our own way...The TRNC is what strengthens me at the negotiations...If I did not have a state, I would ask for minority rights from the Greek Cypriots. Now I am telling you that I am an equal state. I am referring to two founding states of equal status. We are referring to one of the UN parameters, a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation which will be formed by two founding states of equal status based on political equality. What is Anastasiades referring to? To the Republic of Cyprus. That is, he says that we will enter under the Republic of Cyprus. This will not happen. A new partnership state will be established".

(Source: Parikiaki)