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Ozgurgun refers to the influence of Turkey in the OIC and the help it provides to the breakaway regime; The regime is exerting efforts to participate in the Islamic Games in Malaysia under the OIC flag

Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (28.07.09) reports that Huseyin Ozgurgun, self-styled minister of foreign affairs of the breakaway regime in the occupied areas of Cyprus, has said that the self-styled government has experienced no problems with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and the AKP government in Turkey. In statements during a visit to Havadis, Mr Ozgurgun said that he has good relations especially with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoglu.

Mr Ozgurgun pointed out to the difficulties of moving forward in the international field and referred to the help that Turkey provides to the breakaway regime, especially within the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). He noted that Turkey has great influence in the OIC and thanks to this influence they achieved great things in that organization. Drawing attention to the fact that a Turk is the General Secretary of the OIC, he stressed that this has been very beneficial for them and added:

When we go there they help us a lot. For example, during the last meeting we would make an address on the last day. However, they transferred us to the first day. The first day is the most important one, because there is no one in the room during the last day. They arranged a meeting for us with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is very close to the Greek Cypriots. We have even demanded to open a consulate in Egypt. Turkey has a great influence in the OIC. I see this influence even in the Council of Europe. Turkey has a very serious power in the international field. They manage to have influence on many issues. This is even greater in the OIC. I think that there is almost nothing it could not do, as long as it wants it. For example, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a dinner for 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and they invited us as well. They arranged for me to sit next to 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs at that table, from Azerbaijan, from Guinea, and they introduced me as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC. I have talked with each one of them there. If it was not for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, normally these would not even sit by my side. As I said, Turkey has a real power in the OIC and this is the status it has secured for us. It has the power to lead us even to the full membership.

Moreover, Mr Ozgurgun said that the breakaway regime has 17 representations in foreign countries and noted that students from some of those countries study in the illegal universities in the occupied areas. He added: From this point of view, the ministries concerned in those countries establish a relation with you, even if they do not recognize you. They establish a tie with the personnel of our representation, because they are in contact for the situation of these students.

Referring to the Cyprus talks, Mr Ozgurgun said he is in contact with the Turkish Cypriot leader Talat and he is informed about the negotiations. Noting that the negotiations have come to a certain point, he argued that there are serious problems and disagreements on important issues between the two sides. These serious problems are the territory and security, he pointed out and added: When I look at the papers they submit and the papers we submit, I have serious doubts on whether the sides will be able to come close.

Mr Ozgurgun noted that the self-styled ministry of foreign affairs is an institution, which says things that the Turkish Cypriot leader does not want or is not in a position to say. He argued that their statements complement the Turkish Cypriot leader and referred for example to the statements made on the issue of the researches for oil. He expressed the view that these strengthen Mr Talat and that they are forced to make such statements, because the Greek Cypriots make statements about Turkey and Turkey cannot reply to them, because it does not accept them as its interlocutors. This is a state policy, he said.

In its sports pages, Havadis reports that Mr Ozgurgun said that the Turkish Cypriot athletes might participate in the Islamic Games which will take place in Malaysia in two years. He noted that because they have the status of the observer country, they could participate in the games only under the flag of the OIC. He said they are trying to participate in the games in Malaysia under the OIC flag. Mr Ozgurgun said that Turkish Cypriot officials will attend as observers the Islamic Games which will take place in Iran.

[DT.]

When we go there they help us a lot. For example, during the last meeting we would make an address on the last day. However, they transferred us to the first day. The first day is the most important one, because there is no one in the room during the last day. They arranged a meeting for us with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is very close to the Greek Cypriots. We have even demanded to open a consulate in Egypt. Turkey has a great influence in the OIC. I see this influence even in the Council of Europe. Turkey has a very serious power in the international field. They manage to have influence on many issues. This is even greater in the OIC. I think that there is almost nothing it could not do, as long as it wants it. For example, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a dinner for 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and they invited us as well. They arranged for me to sit next to 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs at that table, from Azerbaijan, from Guinea, and they introduced me as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC. I have talked with each one of them there. If it was not for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, normally these would not even sit by my side. As I said, Turkey has a real power in the OIC and this is the status it has secured for us. It has the power to lead us even to the full membership.

Tommy's diary
6 years old

today i went to visit my grandaddy in the fields and we picked lots of oranges. My grandaddy is very strong. He says he can lift a whole bucket full of oranges over his head. Today he let me pick 3 oranges and when i didn't like one of te oranges he let me pick another!! I even got to play with the tractor steering wheel which i'm usually not allowed to!!!! My grandaddy is the strongest man in the world and there's nothing he can't lift. We went and saw his friends and i'm usually not allowed to sit on the table with the grown ups but this time grandaddy let me sit down with them and had my milk while they were drinking their raki!!!

My grandaddy's the greatest

[YFred]

When we go there they help us a lot. For example, during the last meeting we would make an address on the last day. However, they transferred us to the first day. The first day is the most important one, because there is no one in the room during the last day. They arranged a meeting for us with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is very close to the Greek Cypriots. We have even demanded to open a consulate in Egypt. Turkey has a great influence in the OIC. I see this influence even in the Council of Europe. Turkey has a very serious power in the international field. They manage to have influence on many issues. This is even greater in the OIC. I think that there is almost nothing it could not do, as long as it wants it. For example, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a dinner for 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and they invited us as well. They arranged for me to sit next to 11 Ministers of Foreign Affairs at that table, from Azerbaijan, from Guinea, and they introduced me as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC. I have talked with each one of them there. If it was not for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, normally these would not even sit by my side. As I said, Turkey has a real power in the OIC and this is the status it has secured for us. It has the power to lead us even to the full membership.

Tommy's diary
6 years old

today i went to visit my grandaddy in the fields and we picked lots of oranges. My grandaddy is very strong. He says he can lift a whole bucket full of oranges over his head. Today he let me pick 3 oranges and when i didn't like one of te oranges he let me pick another!! I even got to play with the tractor steering wheel which i'm usually not allowed to!!!! My grandaddy is the strongest man in the world and there's nothing he can't lift. We went and saw his friends and i'm usually not allowed to sit on the table with the grown ups but this time grandaddy let me sit down with them and had my milk while they were drinking their raki!!!

My grandaddy's the greatest

Carry on with that attitude and portakalya do morfu je pertakalya du garava are oranges you may never be able to pick again old boy. So behave.

[Dr J]

Carry on with that attitude and portakalya do morfu je pertakalya du garava are oranges you may never be able to pick again old boy. So behave.

Who you trying to kid? Its a matter of time lol.

Im sure the oranges of Morphou are not worth more than all that EU money to Turkey