Baku, Azerbaijan, April 9. “Azerbaijan played
an important role in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
becoming an observer in the Organization of Turkic States. We were
among those who actively advocated for that. President Tatar was
invited by me to attend the Informal Summit of the Organization in
Shusha, and he was with us with the flag of Northern Cyprus,” said
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, as he addressed an
international forum themed “Facing the New World Order” at the ADA
University, Trend
reports.
“So, we are always with our brothers. Our policy is always very
clear and straightforward. We don’t have any other agenda other
than how we can be helpful to our brothers in Northern Cyprus, who
deserve to have their own state. They deserve it by history and by
their actions,” the head of state mentioned.
“We all remember the referendum, which was initiated by
then-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, when
Turkish Cyprus voted for unification, and the Greeks in Cyprus
voted against unification. And what happened after? Southern Cyprus
was invited and became a member of the European Union. Was it fair?
Of course not. Is it double standards? Of course, yes. But
unfortunately, not many politicians want to talk about that. They
prefer not to, in order not to have a headache, because one can
imagine that they can create a lot of headaches, and headaches are
not the most harmful things they can do. But with respect to
Azerbaijan, I think among our brothers in Northern Cyprus, there is
no doubt that we will be with you until the end, until the
independent country is established, and of course, recognized by
the international community,” the Azerbaijani president
underlined.
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