özgürgün said eu makes strategic mistake with its stance on turkey-cyp

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“The European Union is making a huge strategic mistake by presenting solely Turkey as responsible on the Cyprus issue” Foreign Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün has said. In a written statement, Özgürgün reacted against the enlargement conclusions of the EU General Affairs Council which implied that Turkey was the side to make efforts towards a solution.



Foreign Minister Özgürgün pointed to the fact that Turkey has always given its support to Cyprus negotiations and criticized the EU for continuing to adopt an unjust and biased stance.

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He said it was the Greek Cypriot Side which tried to complicate and slowdown the negotiations process.



“Turkey on the other hand supported proposals that could add momentum into the process” he noted.



The Foreign Minister explained that creating an understanding that the Cyprus problem could be resolved just with Turkey’s active support was serving to harm the solution process.

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“The EU waits for Turkey to open its air and sea ports to the use of the Greek Cypriot Administration at a time it itself fails to keep its promise to Cyprus Turks on the removal of isolations. This is double standard” Özgürgün went on saying