Turkish Cypriots president says talks on Cyprus issue can start with recognition of equal status

Official negotiations on the Cyprus issue can start only after the recognition of the sovereign equality of the Turkish side, the Turkish Cypriot president said Saturday.

NEWS IN ENGLISH 27.06.2021, 12:24 Pelin Su Tamer

Turkish Cypriots president says talks on Cyprus issue can start with recognition of equal status

Ersin Tatar said he reiterated the necessity of acceptance of equal international status during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Tatar told reporters following his return from Brussels that he had a "beneficial" and "sincere" meeting with Guterres.

He said Guterres will evaluate if there will be a second 5+1 meeting in Geneva after meetings in New York in September.

"It is out of the question for us to go directly to official negotiations," he added.

The unofficial first 5+1 meeting -- with both sides of the island, guarantor countries Turkey, Greece and the UK, and the UN – was held in Geneva from April 27 – 29 but no common ground was found to begin the negotiations process.

Guterres suggested that the process "could be accelerated and handled more seriously" with the appointment of a special representative for the process, said Tatar, adding his country will consider the suggestion.

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 the guarantor countries.

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	36	99
2. Fenerbahçe	36	93
3. Trabzonspor	37	64
4. Başakşehir	37	58
5. Beşiktaş	37	56
6. Kasımpasa	37	53
7. Alanyaspor	37	51
8. Sivasspor	37	51
9. Rizespor	37	50
10. Antalyaspor	37	48
11. A.Demirspor	37	44
12. Samsunspor	37	43
13. Kayserispor	37	42
14. Konyaspor	37	41
15. Gaziantep FK	37	41
16. Ankaragücü	37	40
17. Hatayspor	37	38
18. Karagümrük	37	37
19. Pendikspor	37	37
20. İstanbulspor	37	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	34	75
2. Göztepe	34	70
3. Sakaryaspor	34	60
4. Bodrumspor	34	57
5. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	34	56
6. Kocaelispor	34	55
7. Boluspor	34	53
8. Gençlerbirliği	34	51
9. Bandırmaspor	34	50
10. Erzurumspor	34	44
11. Ümraniye	34	43
12. Manisa FK	34	40
13. Keçiörengücü	34	40
14. Adanaspor	34	39
15. Şanlıurfaspor	34	38
16. Tuzlaspor	34	38
17. Altay	34	10
18. Giresunspor	34	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. M.City	37	88
2. Arsenal	37	86
3. Liverpool	37	79
4. Aston Villa	37	68
5. Tottenham	37	63
6. Chelsea	37	60
7. Newcastle	37	57
8. M. United	37	57
9. West Ham United	37	52
10. Brighton	37	48
11. Bournemouth	37	48
12. Crystal Palace	37	46
13. Wolves	37	46
14. Fulham	37	44
15. Everton	37	40
16. Brentford	37	39
17. Nottingham Forest	37	29
18. Luton Town	37	26
19. Burnley	37	24
20. Sheffield United	37	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	36	93
2. Barcelona	36	79
3. Girona	36	75
4. Atletico Madrid	36	73
5. Athletic Bilbao	36	62
6. Real Sociedad	36	57
7. Real Betis	36	56
8. Villarreal	36	51
9. Valencia	36	48
10. Deportivo Alaves	37	45
11. Getafe	37	43
12. Sevilla	36	41
13. Osasuna	36	41
14. Las Palmas	36	38
15. Rayo Vallecano	36	38
16. Celta Vigo	36	37
17. Mallorca	36	36
18. Cadiz	36	32
19. Granada	36	21
20. Almeria	36	17