Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Cyprus issue has entered into a critical stage and that an early solution could be brought to the Cyprus problem if the Cyprus Turkish Side’s efforts were given a positive response. Mr Erdogan was speaking at Esenboga Airport before leaving for London where he will meet with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and attend the Turkey-British Business Forum.
He also voiced Ankara’s full support to a settlement to be found within the framework drawn up by the joint statement issued by the two leaders on the 23rd of May, 2008.