UN Invites Tatar to Negotiating Table
Source: North Cyprus News | Online News for North Cyprus
The United Nations has invited the Turkish Cypriot side to come to the negotiating table in September, President Ersin Tatar announced, Yeniduzen reports.
He first mentioned this during a meeting with businesspeople in Bartın, Turkey, after meeting with the local government and attending a Quran recitation. Tatar stressed that there is no turning back from the two-state solution* and that it “should not happen”. He said, “Just yesterday, we received a call from the United Nations. They have high expectations of getting us to the table in September“.
Tatar stated that he would discuss this invitation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, saying, “We will consult. There is no turning back in our politics. We have said that only if our sovereign equality and equal status are confirmed, meaning our state’s recognition, will we sit at the negotiating table. If this is confirmed and the harsh embargoes, including flight restrictions and direct contact bans, are lifted, then it would be possible for us to join the negotiations“.
Afterward, Tatar took a commemorative photo with the businesspeople and visited the Bartın City Museum and the museum in Amasra district.
Yeniduzen
*Ersin Tatar is a strong advocate of a two-state solution, which involves the recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as a separate and sovereign state. This stance aligns with his and his party’s more hardline approach, which has been less flexible on compromising with the Greek Cypriot side.
However, there have been suggestions by some observers that Turkey, while publicly supporting the two-state solution, may be more open to negotiating different terms if they align with broader strategic interests. Turkey’s regional ambitions, economic pressures, and its desire to improve relations with the European Union and other international actors, could motivate it to pursue a more pragmatic approach. This could involve pushing for a settlement that, while recognising Turkish Cypriot interests, also advances Turkey’s diplomatic and economic goals.
This difference in approach might well create tension between Turkey and Tatar. [Ed.]
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