Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan newspaper (16.08.16) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that they have the duty to create conditions of real peace in Cyprus. Addressing the funeral of 33 Turkish Cypriots who had been murdered at Tohni village and their remains were identified within the framework of the efforts of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Akinci argued that he struggles for a new period in the island without blood and tears under conditions mutually accepted by both communities which should share a better future. Akinci alleged the following:
“Our goal while carrying out the negotiations is to achieve a just solution with good will and sincerity protecting until the end the rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriot people and not allowing anyone to deprive them from these rights, but seeing also the right of the others. If we want a solution, we will be fair. And the other side should learn to behave fairly. We can reach nowhere by saying we want it all. The next four months are important.
The steps which we will take are important. The Greek Cypriot side has not yet come to a reasonable and realistic point. Our wish is for us to reach a reasonable and realistic point on the path of reason. Let us leave to the past the pain we experienced in the past.