Could you explain this objective tangibly?
A resolution around the Annan Plan by certain arrangements that will underpin our political equality more. Of course, this resolution brings some pains. Certain arrangements which would take away these pains are necessary. Namely, issues such as people changing places, property arrangements, property regime or compensations.
What would you give up during the negotiation process?
It’s not possible to say such a thing, depends on what we’ll get. If what you are going to get has enough value to counterbalance that then you’ll give what’s in your hand but now it’s not right to say, "I’d give this but not that". But one can think, "I may give something if I take something in return". To give an example, if I guarantee my political equality, I may be more tolerant about the number of Greeks to move to the North. However, if this situation leads to arrangements that may upset my political equality, then I cannot display such tolerance. Similar examples may be enumerated, but everything will be decided at the table by weighing up the position of the other side as well.
http://www.medea.be/?doc=1590
Host [Rifat] Hisarciklioglu arranged for Ankara newspaper representatives to meet with Talat at a dinner. The interest was extraordinary. For two hours, Talat aired his views on a solution to the Cyprus issue and answered questions posed by the journalists.
He emphasized that he does not support a solution at any cost and is opposed to some convictions. He said: "On the Cyprus issue, I have things I regard as indispensable and some red lines as well."
Talat said that they will never give up political equality, equal share of sovereignty, Turkey's guarantorship and also their stance on two politically equal entities.
Saying that all these realities display that we are moving towards critical days, Talat emphasized that the Turkish Cypriot side not only fulfills its responsibilities but at the same time they expressly stated their vision of solution and their attitude for ending the Cyprus problem.
http://www.trncpio.org/ingilizce/DOSYAL ... 202004.htm
Underlining that the world is not founded on injustice and it is required to fulfill the responsibilities in order to have a world where there is justice, Prime Minister Talat stated that the Turkish Cypriots desire political equality, political integrations and ending of isolations. Moreover, he said that the Turkish Cypriots do not long to possess the rights of the Greek Cypriots, therefore, the world should give these rights to the Turkish Cypriots.
http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/199 ... .tcpr.html
Replying to another question, the CTP leader pointed out that there are certain issues on which the CTP agrees with the other parties. He explained that the four parties believe that the solution to the Cyprus problem should be bicommunal and bizonal, based on political equality, and protective of the rights cited in the 1960 agreements. He underlined the fact that the CTP can approve of full membership talks with the EU only if there is a representation reflecting political equality.
http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/tcpr/199 ... .tcpr.html
Akinci described as very "unfair" the accession process the EU started with the Greek Cypriots. He claimed that the representation of the "TRNC" at the EU process must come after a solution and with equal status, adding that the dialogue the EU will set up with Turkish Cypriot parties and unions must not be portrayed as part of the accession talks with the Greek Cypriot side. The TKP leader stated that none of the Turkish Cypriot parties will support a solution that does not protect the Turkish Cypriots' security, equality, and equal rights in sovereignty, or Turkey's guarantees. That was one of the results that emerged from the meeting, he said.
http://cyprus.typepad.com/changing_trai ... inci_.html
AKINCI - I believe Turkey will enter the EU. First of all, let me say this will be a long process. It won't happen tomorrow. Perhaps it will take a further 10 or even 15 years. But let's assume there is such a danger [of Turkey not entering the EU]. It is out of the question for Cypriot Turks to vanish from the island. If we cannot have a settlement on Cyprus, then the Cypriot Turks will have vanished from the island. I believe the settlement being achieved is one that is opening up a new era that will safeguard the communal rights of the Cypriot Turks, their political equality, cultural rights, their very existence and identity. In this new era, there won't be any threat of vanishing from the island. Without a settlement, the threat of vanishing from Cyprus, I believe, is far greater.
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa.nsf/CQSit ... upiedareas
It supports the establishment of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality and sovereignty according to the Swiss model (solution of a loose federation with quite a number of restrictions), with Turkey's effective guarantees and what is described as a reasonable and fair territorial arrangement with exchanges and compensations. The party's view is that «Land is not everything, but peace is».
However, it does not accept the federal solution «as an extension of the state in the south into the north». It advocates that the Federal Cyprus Republic must be a new state, with a new constitution. In case this federal solution is not achieved the only alternative solution is the strengthening and recognition of the «TRNC».
The party is disposed, within the framework of a solution, to accept the withdrawal of the settlers who have not created families in the occupied area. Those who settled many years ago and are part of the active population will remain, though the influx of settlers should not be continued. - TKP - H Angolemli
If I'm a partitionist because of my views and arguments about political equality, then all pro-reunification TC parties are partitionist as well. Thus if all TCs are partitionist why do we talk about reunification? There's no need to dellude each other. All concerned parties should clearly put forward what they want. Why should we waste more time? What's the miracle waiting for us, in the end?
