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'Cyprus solution only possible with 2 separate states'

by DAILY SABAH WITH AA

ISTANBUL Mar 04, 2021 - 11:59 am GMT+3
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Ersan Saner (L) and Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop pose for a photo before a meeting in the capital Ankara, Turkey, March 3, 2021. (AA Photo)
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Ersan Saner (L) and Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop pose for a photo before a meeting in the capital Ankara, Turkey, March 3, 2021. (AA Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA Mar 04, 2021 11:59 am
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Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said Wednesday that a lasting solution to the Cyprus issue is only possible with two states, considering the fact that there are two different societies on the island.

"It is clear that the federation model, which has been negotiated for more than 50 years, has not been able to resolve the Cyprus issue due to the Greek Cypriot side's mentality of 'I am the sole owner of the island,'" Şentop said at a meeting with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Ersan Saner in Parliament in the capital Ankara.

"There are two different people, two different democratic orders and two separate states on the island. The solution is only possible with an approach based on these facts," Şentop added.

He also noted that Turkey backs the Turkish Cypriots' vision of a two-state solution based on sovereign equality, and added that the international community should also respect the will of the Turkish Cypriot people.

"Turkey will continue walking with the Turkish Cypriot people in the same way," he added.

The island of Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when a Greek Cypriot coup aimed at Greece's annexation of the island was followed by violence against the island's Turks and Ankara's intervention as a guarantor power.

It has seen an on-and-off peace process in recent years, including a failed 2017 initiative in Switzerland under the auspices of guarantor countries Turkey, Greece and the U.K. The TRNC was founded in 1983.

Last week, the United Nations announced that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was inviting the leaders to an informal meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on April 27-29 “to determine whether a common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon.”

The invitees also include the foreign ministers of the three “guarantors” of Cyprus’ independence – Greece, Turkey and Britain.

Last month, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ruled out discussing a federal system to reunify Cyprus, insisting that a two-state accord is the only way forward. TRNC President Ersin Tatar has strongly echoed Erdoğan.

Greek Cypriots strongly reject any deal that would legitimize the island’s ethnic partition. The Greek Cypriot administration instead is proposing a “decentralized federation” under which the Greek and Turkish speaking zones would be granted more authority to run their own affairs.

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