Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said the international community should review the injustices faced by the Turkish Cypriot people.
“We are taking a constructive stance for the ‘3D’s’, which means direct flights, direct trade and the start of direct contacts,” said Tatar in London where where he will hold a variety of talks this week.
Tatar met with Nesil Çalışkan, the first Turkish Cypriot to be elected as a Member of the British Parliament.
He also met with the officials of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce in the UK (CTCC UK) and some civil society representatives on Monday as part of his London visits.
During the meeting Tatar stated that there are approximately 350,000 Turkish Cypriots living in the UK and that they are successful in different areas of life.
He said that within the framework of his visit to the UK, he will meet with British Parliamentarians, give interviews to various media organizations and bring the just cause of the Turkish Cypriot people to the agenda.
Referring to the Cyprus problem, he said that the Turkish Cypriot people want sustainable peace and stability on the island.
He said that negotiations for a federal-based solution have been conducted for more than half a century, however, the Greek Cypriot side has rejected at least 15 solution plans.
“It is time for the international community and the UK, as one of the guarantor countries, to take a more balanced approach to Cyprus,” said Tatar.
“My vision, which has the full support of Türkiye, is for a solution based on our sovereign equality and equal international status. Federal-based negotiations are exhausted. A sustainable and realistic solution can only be based on two states existing in cooperative relations,” he said .
He emphasized that the inhumane isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people has a negative impact on people’s lives.
( Source: BRT News)
