TRNC President Dervis Eroglu has determined the delegation that will be taking place by his side at the Cyprus negotiations table and said that the first meeting to take place on the 26th of May between himself and the Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias will focus on property. He also said that he will be sitting at the negotiation table with the reality that there are two peoples on the island.
President Dervis Eroglu made the statement while he participated on a televised program on Bayrak Radio and Televisions first Channel.
Eroglu announced that he has chosen Doctor Kudret Özersay as his special Representative to the negotiations team and New York Representative Kemal Gökeri will also be a part of the negotiation team.
He also gave news that he was thinking about allocating retired Undersecretary Osman Ertuğ as the Presidential spokesman.
Noting that the Greek Cypriot side has started a campaign trying to show himself as being against a solution whereas they themselves did not support a solution being found to the Cyprus problem, Mr. Eroglu said ‘I am focusing on the duty the people have given me and will conduct the negotiations process in a sincerely fashion.’
Upon being reminded of the Greek Cypriot attempts at blocking the direct trade regulation, President Eroglu said he had set letters to political party leaders in the European Parliament to explain the realities on the island and to remind them of the promises they had given to the Turkish Cypriots
‘I will be bringing this issue to the negotiations table’, he added.
The President also gave news that he will start his work towards established a ‘National Council and a ‘Public Council’ as of this Monday.