Nami is annoyed because the UK has not informed them of the agreement with the Republic of Cyprus on the properties in the British bases; He says the pessimistic climate could change any moment
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi newspaper (21.01.14) reports that Ozdil Nami, self-styled foreign minister of the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, has said that the Turkish Cypriots were annoyed because the United Kingdom had not informed them of the agreement signed with the Republic of Cyprus last week on the properties, which are located in the British Bases on the island.
In statements to illegal Bayrak television, Nami argued that this was demanded by the Greek Cypriots for 50 years and added: “Therefore, its realization during Anastasiades’ visit to London has the character of a present given by Britain. Of course, do these British presents have a price? Is something asked in return of these? This is a separate issue. What concerns and annoys us is that Britain has not informed us, has not consulted with us. At the point they have given it, everything was finished. Of course, this is unacceptable. There has been a status formed in the 1960 agreements. There is an issue of an injustice imposed on us again by the Cyprus problem. From this point of view, from the point of view of its method, it has been a saddening development”.
Referring to the Cyprus problemand the issue of the joint declaration, Nami argued that “there are some obstacles which have been reduced to a few words” and added that “a significant effort is being exerted” and the “process is advancing”. “Even if a pessimistic climate exists because no concrete result came up, this could change any moment”, he said noting that “a process in which the concerns will remain behind will start”.
Asked whether the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu is annoyed because of his interference in the efforts for finding a solution to the Cyprus problem, Nami responded that there is no tension between them and claimed that three “legs” exist in this process: the one is the self-styled presidency, the other is self-styled foreign ministry and the other is Ankara. “There are extremely serious dialogues within these three legs. I do not even think that the president could be annoyed about the efforts I exert in the direction of the solution”, he argued.
