United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus,Eide’s interview in the Turkish press

Eide’s interview to daily Milliyet: “The ball is in the Turkish Cypriot side’s field”
Under the above title, Turkish daily Milliyet (16.01.15-online in Turkish) publishes an interview by the United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide to the paper’s correspondent in the occupied area of Cyprus, Sefa Karahasan.
According to the paper, Eide who met with the leader of the “Greek Cypriot administration”, as the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades is called, and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, in a period where Turkey’s Foreign Minister has visited the “TRNC”, Eide has made a calling for a solution. Following are the main points of Eide’s interview with Milliyet:
Subtitle: “Hydrocarbons are on the table”
“There was a demand by the Turkish Cypriot side for the hydrocarbons issue to be negotiated at the table. This was impossible until so far. However, last week, Anastasiades sent a message concerning the discussion of the issue at the negotiating table. The Turkish Cypriot side should receive and recognize this message. The ball is on the Turkish Cypriot side. It should give a response to this. Regarding the preconditions by the Greek Cypriots, these are preconditions which were not submitted officially. It is just some viewpoints which need interpretation. What is important here is the change of the policy of the Greek Cypriots. Prior, the hydrocarbon issue was not on the table, now it is on the table. What I could say about this change is that it could not happen in one night. My proposal to the Turkish Cypriot side is to be focused on the language used by the south. To be focused on the proposal and the change. What the Greek Cypriots said turned towards their internal policy”.
“I am coming from a country which is known for its hydrocarbons. I have seen a lot of conflicts because of hydrocarbons. If is necessary to speak with statistical terms, if hydrocarbons are found in a country, this is bad news for this country. It could be the reason for a political crisis. However, in some cases, hydrocarbons could be useful; if a stable atmosphere is created, if there is a good management. Hydrocarbons should not be a problem in Cyprus. If the Cyprus problem is not solved, then hydrocarbons could be in fact a case of curse. The Cyprus problem should have been solved ten years ago”.
Subtitle: “The world would be very happy if the problem is solved”
Replying to the question: “Had the international community got bored from the Cyprus problem, Eide said the following:
“Politely speaking, the world would be very happy from the solution of the Cyprus problem. It is a problem being supported by the whole world. The Cyprus problem is not a problem like the Syria problem which divided the great powers. So, Cypriots should evaluate well this opportunity. I have a very close and constructive cooperation with Ankara. And it is in our interest for Ankara to have close cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots. Turkey, Greece the USA and the other actors could show to the two communities in the island a bigger window to see the issue”.