The statements made by
Mr Eroglu and Mr Davutoglu have torpedoed any possibility for the resumption of
a substantive dialogue in the Cyprus problem.
During the last three
months, the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot side have
struggled constructively to break the deadlock and to enter, at last, into a
process of substantive talks on the Cyprus problem with a prospect for a positive
conclusion.
The position of the
President of the Republic that the basis of the negotiations should be
absolutely clear and in full harmony with the UN Security Council resolutions
is affirmed. And, at the same time, it is demonstrated that if we enter into a
dialogue without a specific basis for the negotiations, we will simply be led
toward a deadlock with unforeseen consequences with regard to the prospects of
a solution.
The Turkish Cypriot
leadership, with the contribution of the Turkish side, displayed its
persistence on extreme and intransigent positions.
Under the present
circumstances, the President of the Republic is not willing to enter into a
dialogue for the sake of a dialogue.
The international
community is obligated, in the context of these new facts of the geopolitical
rearrangements in the Eastern Mediterranean, to help so that our region enters,
at last, into a process for peace, stability and cooperation.
Τhe President of the Republic and the Greek Cypriot side will continue with
the same constructive approach, which emanates from the decisions and the
resolutions of the United Nations, believing that cooperation and stability in
the region is to the benefit of all the people of this region and in
particular, of course, of the people of Cyprus as a whole, Greek Cypriots and
Turkish Cypriots alike.
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