Eroglu: The reason for the non-solution is the Greek Cypriot wish to return to the pre-1974 periodTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris (23.08.11) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Dervis Eroglu has alleged that no solution to the Cyprus problem was reached until today because the Greek Cypriot side thinks that we could return to the pre-1974 period.

In statements yesterday to illegal BRT television during the preparation of a documentary named “The price of freedom in Cyprus”, Eroglu noted that he often says to President Christofias that there could be no return to the pre-1974 period.

Arguing that within a certain period of time we should know what will happen in the Cyprus problem, Eroglu alleged: “Either an agreement will come up from these negotiations or the UN Secretary ? General will also see that no agreement could come out from these negotiations and he will understand it and say that this issue cannot advance with his good offices mission”.

Eroglu claimed that the Greek Cypriots use delaying tactics in the Cyprus negotiations and reiterated the demand of the Turkish side as regards a timetable in the process. He alleged that the agreement is prevented by the efforts of the Greek Cypriot side to turn back even on some issues which it was accepting before.

Eroglu claimed that the most important reason for not being able to reach a solution is the Greek Cypriot side’s calculations that it will return to the pre-1974 period. He argued: “In spite of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in favor of the Turkish Cypriot side, the Greek Cypriot side, which was saying that the Greek Cypriots would return to all the properties they left in the north, is still having the same mind, but this is not possible”.