Both Turkey and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar put in writing what they have long been aiming for, namely the creation or recognition of two separate states during an informal five-party meeting in April 2021 held under the auspices of the United Nations and calls for a two-state solution from Tatar are not new, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday.
Invited to comment on Tatar’s interview published in daily Phileleftheros on Sunday, President Anastasiades said that the messages for a two-state solution sent both by Turkey and Turkish Cypriot leader are not new.
Asked by the Press on the sidelines of an event where he laid the foundation stone for the new Cyprus Museum, whether a date has been set for a dinner with Tatar before the end of his presidency, the President said that that no arrangement has been made. He pointed out that “even if it were to be set, it would be of an absolutely social character given the positions of Mr. Tatar that in order to discuss the Cyprus problem, we must recognize sovereign equality, or in essence the existence of an illegal entity”.
Asked if there is any development regarding a visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to the region, the President said he has no news.
Finally, asked if the UN resolution ensures that there will be no hint of a SOFA agreement with the illegal regime, the President said he has not yet seen the resolution, and asked if there was any problematic reference in it he replied that in the report “there was a problematic reference and we are trying in every way to correct it”.
Source: Cyprus News Agency