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	32	87
2. Fenerbahçe	32	85
3. Trabzonspor	32	52
4. Beşiktaş	32	48
5. Rizespor	32	48
6. Başakşehir	32	46
7. Kasımpasa	32	46
8. Sivasspor	32	44
9. Antalyaspor	32	42
10. Alanyaspor	32	42
11. A.Demirspor	32	40
12. Samsunspor	32	38
13. Ankaragücü	32	37
14. Kayserispor	32	37
15. Konyaspor	32	36
16. Hatayspor	32	33
17. Gaziantep FK	32	31
18. Karagümrük	32	30
19. Pendikspor	32	30
20. İstanbulspor	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	30	68
2. Göztepe	30	60
3. Kocaelispor	30	52
4. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	30	52
5. Sakaryaspor	30	51
6. Bodrumspor	30	49
7. Boluspor	30	46
8. Bandırmaspor	30	46
9. Gençlerbirliği	30	44
10. Erzurumspor	30	41
11. Keçiörengücü	30	36
12. Şanlıurfaspor	30	34
13. Ümraniye	30	34
14. Manisa FK	30	33
15. Tuzlaspor	30	32
16. Adanaspor	30	32
17. Altay	30	15
18. Giresunspor	30	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. M.City	32	73
2. Arsenal	32	71
3. Liverpool	32	71
4. Aston Villa	33	63
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. Newcastle	32	50
7. M. United	32	50
8. West Ham United	33	48
9. Chelsea	31	47
10. Brighton	32	44
11. Wolves	32	43
12. Fulham	33	42
13. Bournemouth	32	42
14. Crystal Palace	32	33
15. Brentford	33	32
16. Everton	32	27
17. Nottingham Forest	33	26
18. Luton Town	33	25
19. Burnley	33	20
20. Sheffield United	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	31	78
2. Barcelona	31	70
3. Girona	31	65
4. Atletico Madrid	31	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	31	57
6. Real Sociedad	31	50
7. Valencia	31	47
8. Real Betis	31	45
9. Villarreal	31	39
10. Getafe	31	39
11. Osasuna	31	39
12. Las Palmas	31	37
13. Sevilla	31	34
14. Deportivo Alaves	31	32
15. Mallorca	31	31
16. Rayo Vallecano	31	31
17. Celta Vigo	31	28
18. Cadiz	31	25
19. Granada	31	17
20. Almeria	31	14