According to illegal Bayrak television (08.05.12), the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has said that he has been working strenuously for the past two years towards finding a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem.
Receiving a delegation from the KAMU-Sen Trade Union today (yesterday), Eroglu said: “My team and I have been working long and hard to reach a settlement that will allow the Turkish Cypriots to live freely and in security in these lands”. He also reminded that the Cyprus talks had been continuing absent of deadlines or a time table, adding: “It will be extremely difficult to reach a settlement as long as there are no deadlines in the talks, as long as the embargoes on the Turkish Cypriot people continue, as long as we are perceived by the international community as a country which should not be recognized and as long as the Greek Cypriot side is fully aware of all these” he said.
Explaining that the Turkish Cypriot side perceived the latest process as a new phase of the negotiations, Eroglu said that their dialogue with the UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer continued.
Pointing out that the UN Special Envoy will be arriving in Cyprus next week, Eroglu said that it was possible that the UN Special Adviser will be seeking a new formula that will be accepted by both sides.