Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar (24.01.12) reports that Kudret Ozersay, special advisor of the Turkish Cypriot leader, has argued that the Turkish Cypriot side does not want a solution to be imposed in Cyprus. In statements yesterday in New York to Turkish Ankara Anatolia news agency before the tripartite summit with the participation of the UN Secretary-General, President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ozersay claimed that the Turkish Cypriot side emphasizes the necessity of holding a multilateral conference on the Cyprus problem not because it wants an imposed solution.
He added: “?The Turkish Cypriot side as well does not want an imposed solution. This should be clearly known, but the following should also be known: if we do not complete all the elements of this last stage and we delay the solution of the Cyprus problem, the long time which passes will impose another solution on us. When you run away from what you call imposed solution, you impose on yourself another solution, because of the time. Because life does not stop, life goes on, life goes on from the point of view of the property, economy, immovable property, the citizenship. Generations change. The Greek Cypriot side must understand this?”
Responding to a question on the reason of his arrival one day earlier in New York, Ozersay said that he had meetings with the UN Secretary-General’s deputy for political affairs and his advisors, and with permanent representatives of the countries that are permanent members of the UN Security Council. He noted that these were preparatory meetings aiming at sounding the ground before the tripartite summit, understanding what the intention of the UN was, putting forward the “determination of the Turkish Cypriot side regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem” and sharing some views.
“We saw that the UN is determined. I hope that these will turn into some concrete steps, that real negotiations will be held at the Green Tree and that these will give concrete results”, he added.