TURKISH CYPRIOT AND
TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW
C O N T E N T S
No. 181/14 26.09.14
1. Eroglu will ask from the UNSG his more active involvement in
the Cyprus talks
2. Eroglu met with the Azeri Foreign Minister
3. Nami’s contacts at the sidelines of the 69th Session of the UN
General Assembly in NY
4. Biden and Erdogan agreed to continue their close consultations
5. Self-styled minister of environment: “We are not able to
administrate the water that will be transferred from Turkey
6. The “Coordination Organization for Hallumi product” held its
first meeting
7. CTP participated in the general assembly of the British Labour
Party
8. Foreign athletes to attend the 14th Dr FazilKucuk sport games
in the occupied area of Cyprus
1. Eroglu will ask from the UNSG his more active involvement in
the Cyprus talks
Turkish
Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (26.09.14) reports that the Turkish Cypriot
leader, DervisEroglu has said that
during his meeting with the UN Secretary-General in New York, he will ask for
the UN’s more active involvement in the Cyprus negotiations and the
organization of “one or two summits”. When asked by Kibris correspondent in
New York what he will ask from the UNSG during their meeting on Saturday,
Eroglu replied: “I will ask from him to
be more actively involved now. Secondly, if he is available, we will ask for
further intensifying the negotiations with one or two summits and come to a
point of taking a result”.
Asked
whether there is a prejudice in the world against the Turkish Cypriots, Eroglu
argued: “Unfortunately, the world does not recognize us. The world knows us as far as the governments of Turkey promote us and
could carry our problems and experiences. We cannot make our voice heard
because we are a non-recognized state…”
Claiming
that Turkey’s importance has increased due to the instability in the Middle
East, Eroglu alleged: “There are some
things which the governments of Turkey should do at this point. Because an
agreement which could be accepted by the Turkish Cypriot people is in Turkey’s
benefit. Therefore, I think that within
the framework of this cooperation, Turkey could bring the TRNC reality onto the
agenda and the injustices”.
Asked
whether he believed that they could contribute in finding a solution if
President Anastasiades thought of the interests of the Turkish Cypriots and he
thought of the interests of the Greek Cypriots, Eroglu noted that he has
repeatedly said that no solution could be reached if only one “people’s”
interests were considered and alleged that they never thought that only the
Turkish Cypriots have rights. He reiterated the allegation that we could reach
a solution by taking into consideration the “realities”, which happened before
1974 and the developments during the 40 years which passed since then.
Responding
to a question as regards the UNSG’s Special Adviser for Cyprus, Espen Barth
Eide, Eroglu said that Eide has recently been appointed and needs to know the
Cyprus problem. Eroglu added: “He had not been interested in the Cyprus problem
before. He has surely started studying files. In any case, we gave him files,
when we met him”.
(I/Ts.)
2. Eroglu met with the Azeri Foreign Minister
Turkish
Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (26.09.14) reports that the Turkish Cypriot
leader, DervisEroglu met yesterday in
New York with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, ElmarMemmedyarov.
In statements after the meeting, Eroglu
said that Memmedyarov told him that Azerbaijan will be standing by the Turkish
Cypriots’ side. He described their half-hour meeting as “very sincere” and said thatthey discussed the situation in
the occupied area of Cyprus and the efforts for finding a solution to the
Cyprus problem.
Noting
that they exchanged views on the Karabah issue between Azerbaijan and Armenia,
Eroglu added: “It is extremely important
for us to have a friend and brother-country such as Azerbaijan. Especially
because they are an Islamic Cooperation Organization’s (ICO) member-state and
some countries oppose to us being at ICO with the observer status as Turkish
Cypriot State, we said that we want their support on this issue”.
Eroglu
said that he had told the Azeri Minister that he is in favor of an agreement in
Cyprus which will easily be approved by the Turkish Cypriot “people” and added:
“The Azeri Minister said that he is with us and that we have to be in dialogue.
We are all Turks and therefore we have
to help each other. They said that they are by our side and they share our
views”.
Meanwhile,
Eroglu and his delegation participated in a dinner hosted last night by the
Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan at TURKEV Foundation in New York.
(I/Ts.)
3. Nami’s contacts at the sidelines of the 69th Session of the
UN General Assembly in NY
Turkish
Cypriot daily Kibris (26.09.14) reports that the self-styled minister of
foreign affairs OzdilNami claimed that the Greek Cypriots try to prevent him
from carrying out contacts with officials from foreign states and
organizations, adding that their energy is required for the efforts for a
Cyprus settlement.
Within
the framework of his contacts at the sidelines of the 69th Session
of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Nami met yesterday with ShamilAleskerov,
Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) of which the
“TRNC” is an observing member., AbdirrahmanDualehBeileh, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Somalia, and Stefan Fule, the outgoing EU Commissioner for
Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy.
During
the meeting with Fule, Nami said that they discussed what the “South Cyprus”
should do on the issue of the full membership into the EU. He also expressed
his concern regarding the transfer of the Turkish Cypriot Task Force from the
Directorate-General for Enlargement of the European Commission where it
currently exists, to the Directorate-General for Regional Policy.
Nami
noted that he will carry out a series of contacts with members of the OIC
(Organization of the Islamic Conference) and foreign officials. He will also
give an interview to Al Jazeera and will also address the General Assembly of
the OIC. He will meet with some think-tanks and give a lecture to a university.
On
the same issue, according to the website of the “foreign ministry” of the
breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, at the meeting
with the Somalian Foreign Minister, Nami conveyed information to him pertaining
to the latest stage reached at the Cyprus issue, as well as education
opportunities in the “TRNC”.
Nami also kindly requested that Beileh convey the Turkish Cypriot
position at various platforms where Turkish Cypriots are not able to be
represented.
Expressing
his content for having met with “foreign minister” Nami, the Somali Foreign
Minister stated that until recently, Somalia had been more occupied with
domestic matters but is now dealing increasingly with international affairs and
would therefore be honoured to establish closer relations with the Turkish
Cypriots. Beileh also thanked Nami for the education opportunities that the
“TRNC” has provided to his country’s youths.
Beileh also stated to Nami that he will bring up the position of
the Turkish Cypriots, who are the brothers of Somalia, and their desire for
peace and solution at all possible platforms and that the relations between
their two “countries” will continue to develop.
Meanwhile,
the paper reports that Nami said that there are at the moment 51 Somali
students in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, adding that they
discussed how they can increase this number.
Moreover,
according to the website of the “ministry”, in addition to providing Secretary
General Aleskerov with information on the most recent developments of the
ongoing negotiation process in Cyprus, Nami underlined that developing
relations with the ECO would be greatly beneficial, both to member countries,
as well as the “Turkish Cypriot economy”. Nami
also claimed that the water and electrical energy to be obtained from Turkey in
the near future will bring new investments opportunities and called on
entrepreneurs from ECO member countries to invest in the “TRNC”.
ECO
Secretary General Aleskerov expressed
his content for meeting with Nami and emphasized that he is in favour of
improving the economic relations between ECO member countries and the “TRNC”,
underlining that in order to accomplish this, the communication between the
“TRNC” and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of ECO member countries must
be developed.
4. Biden and Erdogan agreed to continue their close
consultations
Turkish
daily Sabah (online, 26.09.14) reports that U.S. President Barack Obama called
Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan on Thursday, at the last day of the UN
General Assembly meetings in New York, to discuss the recent situation in the
Middle East and the fight against ISIS.
According
to presidential sources, the leaders
reiterated their intention to advance their already strong cooperation in the
fight against terrorist organizations in the region and the threat posed by
ISIS and agreed to take together necessary steps to stabilize Syria.
Obama
also praised Turkey's effort of hosting the massive influx of refugees who fled
from ISIS, including tens of thousands this week alone and underlined the
importance of cooperation to solve the increasing refugee problem in the
region.
Erdogan also met with US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday in
New York, over a request by Biden. In the meeting, which lasted for one and a
half hours, Biden and Erdogan agreed to continue their consultations
5. Self-styled minister of environment: “We are not able to
administrate the water that will be transferred from Turkey
Turkish
Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi (26.09.14) reports that HamitBakirci, the
self-styled minister of environment and natural resources stated that the
breakaway regime is not able to administrate the water that will be transferred
from Turkey to the occupied area of Cyprus.
Speaking
to the paper, Bakirci stated that neither the “municipalities” not his
“ministry” have the capacity to administrative the water project. He said that
his wish is that the breakaway regime was able to use and administrate all the
natural sources. However he said as a “state” they are not in a position of
having the necessary companies and the infrastructure to do so.
6.The “Coordination Organization for Hallumi
product” held its first meeting
Turkish Cypriot
daily Vatan newspaper (26.09.14) reports that the “Coordination Organization for Hallumi” which was established in the
occupied area of Cyprus in the framework of the “state policy” aiming to
protect and develop hallumi cheese, held yesterday its first meeting in the so-called
“prime ministry’s office”.
The meeting took
place under the “chairmanship” of AlpayAfsaroglu “undersecretary of the prime
ministry”. The organization will carry
out works regarding the “registration of hallumi product in non-EU export
markets”.
The “Coordination Organization for Hallumi” has been
established in September 3 with a decision of the “council of ministers” after
a demand by several NGO organizations in the occupied area of Cyprus.
(AK)
7. CTP participated in the general assembly of the British
Labour Party
Turkish Cypriot daily Diyalog newspaper (26.09.14) reports that a
delegation of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) participated in the general
assembly of the British Labour Party which took place in Manchester, UK.
ArmaganCandan,
CTP’s “MP” and foreign relations secretary along with IlkerKilic, member of the
CTP London organization participated in the assembly and had a meeting with Ed
Miliband the leader of the Labour Party.
They
also met with the shadow foreign minister Douglas Alexander, the shadow
minister of European affairs Gareth Thomas and with Deputy Andy Love. They also met with PerayAhmet, Emine Ibrahim
and Mete Coban the Turkish Cypriot politicians who were elected as members of
the London Municipality with the Labour Party. Finally they met with the former
UN Special Envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer.
8.Foreign athletes to attend the 14th Dr
FazilKucuk sport games in the occupied area of Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot
daily YeniDuzen newspaper (26.09.14) reports that the 14th Dr
FazilKucuk Sport Games will be launched in the occupied area of Cyprus today.
According to the
paper, athletes from several countries
such as Turkey, the “TRNC”, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan,
Hungary, Slovenia and Nigeria will attend the games.
(AK)
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