Greek FM rejects blame game over Cyprus talks
- 7 years ago
Both Greece and Turkey have traded blows after as talks are set to continue over the divided island of Cyprus.
Turkey says Greece and the Greek Cypriots are responsible for the abrupt end to negotiations between the various leaders in Geneva.
Technical discussions will start in Switzerland on the 18th of January.
But Greece’s foreign minister say many differences remain
“Security guarantees, intervention in politics and presence of the troops is the heart of the Cyprus issue. The Greek government wants a solution to this amongst other things…this means the maximum of the rights for the Turkish Cypriots and the maximum feeling of security for the Greek Cypriots. This means they (the Turkish troops) have to go,” Nikos Kotzias, the Greek foreign minister, told euronews in an interview.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will not pull Turkish troops out of the island.
So how high the expectations are for an agreement at the next meeting in this context?
“We will get there and Turkey has to show its real intentions,” Kotzias said.
“Does it want a solution as we do or it wants a cover of legacy for its illegal actions?”
Turkey says Greece and the Greek Cypriots are responsible for the abrupt end to negotiations between the various leaders in Geneva.
Technical discussions will start in Switzerland on the 18th of January.
But Greece’s foreign minister say many differences remain
“Security guarantees, intervention in politics and presence of the troops is the heart of the Cyprus issue. The Greek government wants a solution to this amongst other things…this means the maximum of the rights for the Turkish Cypriots and the maximum feeling of security for the Greek Cypriots. This means they (the Turkish troops) have to go,” Nikos Kotzias, the Greek foreign minister, told euronews in an interview.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will not pull Turkish troops out of the island.
So how high the expectations are for an agreement at the next meeting in this context?
“We will get there and Turkey has to show its real intentions,” Kotzias said.
“Does it want a solution as we do or it wants a cover of legacy for its illegal actions?”