they prepared them with the aim of appearing pleasant to the United Nations<\/strong>. These 14 points are an admission of guilt for usurping our human rights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nWith this in mind, he said the Turkish Cypriot side should also present suggestions to UN Envoy Maria Angela Holguin, and that \u201cthe manner in which our human rights were usurped must be explained\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe steps we could take unilaterally should have been prepared and presented to the envoy, but I do not know if such a thing has been done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that talks regarding a potential federal solution to the Cyprus problem should now be \u201cleft behind\u201d, saying \u201cit is not right to insist on a federation<\/strong>. We have tried this for years, we must now develop another idea which will redefine political equality.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWhile those in the south continue their own discussions, they manage to present a united front on the Cyprus problem. We cannot agree with each other internally nor externally. We must correct this approach as soon as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To this end, he pointed out that Turkish Cypriot society is divided between those in favour of a federal solution and those in favour of a two-state solution and said a \u201ccommon solution can be found between these two polar opposites\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is possible to meet with one voice, a common compromise, and announce it to the world. If we can reach an agreement among ourselves, we know for sure that we will receive assured support from Ankara<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nAdditionally, he expressed his support for the north to change its political system<\/strong> from its current parliamentary system to a presidential one.<\/p>\nDenktash is not the first high-profile Turkish Cypriot politician to make such a suggestion, with both \u2018foreign minister\u2019 Tahsin Ertugruloglu and \u2018transport minister\u2019 Erhan Arikli having made similar calls in recent months.<\/p>\n
He said such a change is \u201cnecessary\u201d, and that \u201cwe must sit down and talk about a proper presidential system which can function in the way we desire.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to see that we are not getting anywhere by blaming one another<\/strong>. What we need to understand is that our system is not complete. The problems brought by this system are dragging us \u2026 towards a terrible place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nHe added, \u201cat the end of the day, when we compare ourselves with the south, we must regain a self-confidence which says \u2018despite the help they receive from the rest of the world, we are not to be underestimated\u2019<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\nNot all Turkish Cypriot politicians are on board with the idea of moving away from the federal model, however.<\/p>\n
Opposition party CTP Leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday evening said \u201cit is clear what can happen and what cannot happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe will of the Turkish Cypriot side for a solution was evident both in 2004 and 2007<\/strong>,\u201d he said, referencing both the Annan plan referendum and Crans Montana.<\/p>\n\u201cThat being the case, what is the benefit to a solution to the Cyprus problem, or to us, if Christodoulides, one of those who flipped the table in 2017<\/strong>, gets to be presented with the status of being \u2018the side which seeks a solution based on UN Security Council resolutions\u2019 on a silver platter?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\nFollow the
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The fact described in the text is that President Nikos Christodoulides announced a 14-point package of measures, which Serdar Denktash criticized as an “admission of guilt” for usurping human rights. Denktash suggested that the Turkish Cypriot side should present their own suggestions to UN Envoy Maria Angela Holguin and explain how their human rights were usurped. He also stated that it is not right to insist on a federation as a solution to the Cyprus problem and expressed support for changing the political system in the north from a parliamentary to a presidential system. Additionally, he mentioned that Ankara would support the Turkish Cypriot side if they reached an agreement among themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[648,3,413,250,115,193,120,503,720,740,268,649,414,380,18],"class_list":["post-2777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-crans-montana","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-problem","tag-google","tag-human-rights","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-picks4","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-rest","tag-serdar-denktash","tag-turkish-cypriot","tag-turkish-cypriots","tag-un","tag-us","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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