Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/06/2009 09:38

Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun has strongly reacted to the Vice-President of the European Commission Gunter Verheugen who held contacts on both side of the island last week.

In a written statement, Mr. Orgurgun said Mr. Verheugen with the statements he made during his contacts once again proved that neither he nor the EU officials and offices could be neutral on the Cyprus issue.

Pointing to the fact that Mr. Verheugen’s support for the negotiations process was remained nothing but talk, the Foreign Minister said a statement he gave to a Greek Cypriot newspaper showed that Mr. Verheugen is looking at the issue completely from the Greek Cypriot perspective.

He stressed that a solution on the island would not be against the democracy, equality and the superiority of the law which are the foundation and existence principles of the EU.

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Message Posted:
23/06/2009 09:39

Mr. Ozgurgun also said the derogations which the Turkish Cypriot side is demanding are having similarities with practices arising from special conditions of the EU countries.

The Foreign Minister pointed out that Mr. Verheugen instead of working for the lifting of the isolation on the Turkish Cypriot people he deferred this matter after the solution of the Cyprus problem.

Mr. Ozgurgun strongly condemned this attitude of Mr Verheugen.

In his statement in which he reiterated Turkish Cypriot side’s sensitivity over the guarantorship of Turkey, he stressed that continuation of Turkey’s active and effective guaranty is vital for the Turkish Cypriot people.

Expressing his disappointment over EU’s failure to contribute to a solution on the island he said if the EU keeps its current partial attitude this will affect the negotiation process negatively and will also cause a permanent non solution on the island.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/06/2009 10:45

Given the content of the Ministers last sentence, how can the EU be expected to contribute in this matter?

ilovekibris


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Message Posted:
23/06/2009 12:24

This Ozgurgun character is contributing to global warming with his hot air. Who cares what he thinks? He has nothing to do with the peace talks and the EU won't even speak to him on the grounds they don't recognise his position or what he claims to represen.. He should make himself useful by picking up litter or rounding up stray dogs.