North Cyprus Elections won’t change Turkish stance
The upcoming presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) sparked a controversy in Turkey when Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat went on the record as saying that his possible defeat in the April polls would mean the collapse of the policy pursued by Prime Minister Erdoğan’s government. Asked whether his possible defeat in April 18 elections would also mean a defeat for the Turkish government’s Cyprus policy, Talat said in an interview published on Monday that it indirectly would mean so.
Talat is challenged by Derviş Eroğlu, the incumbent prime minister who is critical of the ongoing reunification talks conducted by Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias. In a statement released late on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Özügergin said the Turkish government continues to support the constructive stance of the Turkish Cypriot leadership in the ongoing reunification talks.
But he said Turkey was neutral with respect to the upcoming presidential election. “There is a flawlessly functioning democracy in the KKTC. As always, Turkey will maintain its neutrality in the April 18 presidential election. Regardless of who is elected, in a reflection of the will of the Turkish Cypriot community, our support for a solution in Cyprus will continue,” Özügergin said.
By TodaysZaman
04.03.2010
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