There is no dimension of approach or opinions between Turkey and the leadership Turkey on the subject of the Cyprus issue but a different manifestation of the core of views and positions, Constantine Kobos said.
“It is our side that insisted on appointing a personal envoy to the Cyprus issue, the other side initially refused and changed its attitude after,” Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kobos told the citizen 107.6 and 97.6 about the UN Secretary -General’s decision to appoint a special envoy to
Asked if the Turkish side accepts the appointment of Maria Achela Olgin as the UN Secretary -General’s personal envoy, Mr Kobos avoided entering the nomenclature, saying that the President of the Republic would discuss the issue of the appointment of the EU.
Sentence
Called to explain what the responsibilities of the personal envoy would be, Mr Kobos said that he would have the responsibility of “preparing the next steps, those agreed in Geneva”. He added that the preparation would also concern the issues that will lead to the next conference.
European defense and Turkey
Asked about the terms that Turkey must adhere to in order to participate in the effort to strengthen European defense, Mr Kobos said that there was the text of the European Council’s conclusions on enlargement and Turkish Cypriot liabilities. “We,” he added, “welcome this development and consider it to be what will lead to a routing to the right course that is the essential negotiations on the essence of the Cyprus problem.”
Barricade
Responding to criticisms on the issue of barricades and the need to raise the issue at the informal Geneva Conference instead of resolving Cyprus between the two leaders, Mr Kobos said that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar refuses to meet with the President of the Republic.
Fidan and Tatar
There is no dimension of approach or opinions between Turkey and the leadership of the Cyprus issue but a different manifestation of the core of views and positions depending on the circumstances and data that is being shaped at the moment, said Mr Kobos, who was invited to confirm the information that he wanted Ersin Tatar.
Listen to Constantine Kobos’ intervention in “Second Look” transmitted by the citizen 107.6 & 97.6: