Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says ‘new model’ needed to solve Cyprus issue

“Let’s be creative. Let’s find a solution so that we can all benefit, and we can provide to the security and stability of the Eastern Mediterranean,” Ersin Tatar told Anadolu during his recent visit to Germany.

“If we can achieve this, Cyprus can become a prosperous island, probably more prosperous than Dubai,” he stressed.

Tatar welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent remarks expressing interest in helping find a solution to the decades-old Cyprus problem, but underlined that Berlin must first take steps to end unfair isolations.

“We should never be pessimistic. We should always be optimistic. And if Germany’s (chancellor) is saying that I want to help, I can help, then he is more than welcome,” the TRNC president said.

Tatar underlined that it was “a historic mistake” of Germany and the EU in 2004 to accept the Greek Cypriot administration as a member, although the UN’s Annan plan for a political settlement was rejected by Greek Cypriot voters.

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