Tatar says the breakaway regime attaches great importance to the lobby activities carried out in Britain by the British citizens who live in the occupied areas of Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (09.07.09) reports that the self-styled minister of finance, Ersin Tatar has said that the British citizens who live in the occupied areas of Cyprus are a great value from the point of view of the political and economic future of the Turkish Cypriots.
Mr Tatar met last night at the Grape Vine restaurant in occupied Keryneia with the British citizens, who live in the occupied areas of the island, and listened to their problems. The British citizens conveyed to Mr Tatar their views on the Orams case, the so-called TRNC, the breakaway regime in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus, their wish to become citizens of this regime and the situation of the foreigners who buy property in the occupied areas of the island.
In his statements Mr Tatar said: I came to this meeting in order to sincerely help you in your problems in the name of the government and to remind you at the same time that you are in your own country. I attach great importance to the existence of the British community on the island and in northern Cyprus. Your existence here is a great value for us from political and economic view.
Mr Tatar noted that the breakaway regime is ready to help the British citizens in the solution of their problems and complains.
Mr Talat said that in the Orams case he expects the British Government and the British Court to take into consideration the Cyprus problem and especially the rights of the Turkish Cypriots and expressed the belief that the decision of the Court will be in this direction.
Mr Tatar noted he anticipates that in this procedure the British community living in the occupied areas will continue its lobby activities regarding the TRNC both in the occupied areas of Cyprus and in Britain. He added that the self-styled government of the breakaway regime attaches great importance to the lobby activities carried out by the above-mentioned community. He said they will be exchanging views with the members of the British community living in the occupied areas of Cyprus during this procedure.