Mehmet Ali Talat: Turkey's compromise in 1974 could help to uproot Cypriot conflict

June 17, 2008 - 17:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - There would be no Cypriot problem if Turkey had signed an agreement with Cypriot Greeks and Turkish troops had abandoned the island in 1974, according to the leader of the Turkish community of Cyprus.



"Turkey's compromise in 1974 could help to uproot the Cypriot conflict. Although I am not sure whether the circumstances were appropriate at that time," Mehmet Ali Talat said.



"We will have not only economic but also political problems if Turkey loses stability as result of ban of the AKP. We will be deprived of the possibility to move forward," he added, Turtsia.ru reports.



On June 21, the governmental commission of the TRNC and Republic of Cyprus are scheduled to meet to determine a strategy for the problem resolution.
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