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TURKISH CYPRIOT PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA (Cyprus PIO review) 96-04-26
From: Panayiotis Zaphiris <pzaphiri@glue.umd.edu>
TURKISH PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA
No. 73/96 26/4/96
CONTENTS
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] ERBAKAN OPPOSED TO ANY NEGOTIATIONS ON CYPRUS
[02] JOHN CORNBLUM TO MEET WITH TURKISH CYPRIOT "OFFICIALS"
[03] RUSSIAN UNIONISTS TO VISIT THE OCCUPIED AREA
[04] NEW "TRNC REPRESENTATIVE" IN LONDON
[05] TURKISH STATE MINISTER TO VISIT OCCUPIED AREA
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] ERBAKAN OPPOSED TO ANY NEGOTIATIONS ON CYPRUS
According to TRT Television Network (1700 hours, 24/4/96)
Welfare Party leader Necmettin Erbakan has declared that there is
no need to hold any negotiations regarding Cyprus. Instead,
Erbakan stated, efforts must be exerted for the recognition of
the "TRNC".
A so-called parliamentary delegation led by "Speaker" Ayhan
Halit Acarkan called on Erbakan and conferred with him for some
time. During the meeting, Acarkan said that the Turkish Cypriot
side insists on its call to start negotiations as soon as pos-
sible.
Erbakan, in turn, stated that his views concerning Cyprus
have been clear for the past 22 years. Even on the day of the
invasion his party contended that there should be two independent
states in Cyprus and that the only solution is for these states
to live side by side, Erbakan remarked. He alleged that time has
justified his views.
"We are opposed to all these negotiations. There is no need
to hold any talks whatsoever in this regard. We have nothing to
discuss. The best solution is the perpetuation of the TRNC as an
independent state, a situation that has been in effect for the
past 22 years. The TRNC should serve its own people and gain
economic strength. We are against all these futile efforts such
as establishing a federated state with the Greek Cypriots.",
Erbakan said.
[02] JOHN CORNBLUM TO MEET WITH TURKISH CYPRIOT "OFFICIALS"
According to KIBRIS (26/4/96), John Cornblum, assistant
Secretary of State for European Affairs, will have a meeting
today afternoon, at the so-called Presidential Palace, with Atay
Ahmet Rasid, so-called Foreign Minister of the pseudostate, and
"presidential advisors" Ertekun and Algun. At lunch time, a
reception will be given in his honour in occupied Kyrenia that
will be attended by "Prime Minister Hakki Atun, "Deputy Prime
Minister" Mehmet Ali Talat, "Foreign Minister" Atay Ahmet Rasid
and party leaders represented at the pseudo-Assembly. Invited to
attend are US Ambassador, Richard Boucher, US State Department
Coordinator for Cyprus, James Williams, and John Cavanaugh, US
State Department South Europe Desk Director.
[03] RUSSIAN UNIONISTS TO VISIT THE OCCUPIED AREA
According to KIBRIS (26/4/96) Russian unionists, who were in
Ankara to attend the celebrations for the Children's Day on 23rd
April 1996, met with Turkish Cypriot unionists during a luncheon
at the Turkish Grand National Assembly and were invited to visit
the occupied area. The paper says that some of the Russian
unionists have accepted the invitation and will visit the occu-
pied area soon.
[04] NEW "TRNC REPRESENTATIVE" IN LONDON
According to KIBRIS (26/4/96) Hakki Muftuzade, so-called
Foreign Ministry "advisor", has been appointed, as of 1st May
1996, as the new so-called representative of the pseudostate to
London.
[05] TURKISH STATE MINISTER TO VISIT OCCUPIED AREA
According to KIBRIS (26/4/96), a so-called parliamentary
delegation headed by "Speaker" Ayhan Halit Acarcan was received
by Ayfer Yilmaz, Turkish State Minister responsible for Cyprus
Affairs. Yilmaz said she will be visiting the occupied area next
month for on-the-spot evaluation of the problems submitted to her
by the delegation. She also promised Turkey's aid in the execu-
tion of various projects in the occupied area. EF/MP
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