Ozgurgun accuses the Greek Cypriot side of trying to create artificial crisis
Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan (23.08.11) reports that Huseyin Ozgurgun, self styled foreign minister of the breakaway regime, met yesterday with a delegation from the “Martyr families and disabled war veterans association”.
Speaking during the visit, Huseyin Ozgurgun accused the Greek Cypriot side of trying to create artificial crisis saying that the statements made to the press by several Greek Cypriot officials as regards the natural gas and oil exploration aim at creating a crisis.
Ozgurgun argued that Greek Cypriot side should abandon its policies which allegedly aim to create crisis. Saying that the interlocutor of the Greek Cypriots on the issue of oil and natural gas is not “motherland Turkey” but the “TRNC”, Ozgurgun claimed that the statements made by Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis on this issue are wrong and unjust.
Referring to the ongoing negotiation process, Ozgurgun alleged that in spite of the Turkish Cypriot side’s positive steps towards the solution, the Greek Cypriot side creates difficulties in the solution process.
Also speaking at the meeting, the chairman of the “association”, Ertan Ersan asked for the support of Ozgurgun in repairing and maintaining the “martyrdoms” that are located in the government-controlled area of Cyprus.
Ertan Ersan informed Ozgurgun that they had inspected some of the graves of the “martyrs” in the government-controlled area and said that some of them are in a very bad condition.