(Kathimerini) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that the only solution to the decades-long dispute over Cyprus is to establish two separate states on the island.
“We can never forget the burned villages, the murdered children and the tragedies of our Cypriot brothers,” Erdogan said during a cabinet meeting of his AKP party.
“While these atrocities were being committed, Western organizations did nothing. With the Peace Operation of July 20, 1974, Turkey intervened to counter efforts against the independence of the Turkish Cypriots. Since then, policies aimed at undermining their will for independence have intensified,” he said.
Erdogan restated Ankara’s position on advocating for a two-state solution, contrary to UN resolutions that call for a federated state.
