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TRNC PM Üstel fully backs Foreign Minister Fidan's Cyprus remarks
TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel welcomed Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's statement that 'no approach that does not recognize the sovereign equality of the Turkish Cypriot people serves a solution' and called on the international community for a two-state model.
North Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel evaluated Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's clear statements on Cyprus in a written message. Üstel hailed the stance Fidan presented during his meeting with María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus.
Fidan's words reflect 'unchanging will'
Prime Minister Üstel noted that the statement made by Foreign Minister Fidan, that 'no approach that does not recognize the sovereign equality and equal international status, which are the inherent rights of the Turkish Cypriot people, will serve a solution,' is extremely important. He noted that this stance reflects the unchanging will not only of Turkey but of the Turkish Cypriot people.
Minority status rejected
Recalling that the Turkish Cypriot people were an equal founding partner of the republic established in 1960, Üstel stressed that no understanding that aims to reduce Turkish Cypriots to minority status by ignoring historical and legal reality will be accepted. He stated that the prerequisite for a new and lasting process on the island is the recognition of the sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people.
Üstel made the following assessment: "The fact that motherland Turkey has once again expressed in the clearest terms that a solution to the Cyprus issue is only possible on the basis of the existing realities on the island, with an understanding that two states will coexist side by side, is a concrete demonstration of the strong support for the politics pursued by the TRNC and our joint stance."
Call on the international community for a two-state solution
Addressing the international community ahead of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' upcoming visit to the island, Prime Minister Üstel said that it would be a mistake to bring back federation models that have failed to yield results for over half a century. He used the expression: 'A realistic, fair, and sustainable solution is only possible through a two-state cooperation model based on the equal status of both sides and founded on mutual respect.'
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