According to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (04.01.12), Republican Turkish Party’s (CTP) central committee, in a press release issued yesterday, criticized the stance of the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on the Cyprus talks and supported the stance of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, which it said should be continued in the negotiations.

The press release writes: “The Turkish Cypriot side should negotiate in a constructive and creative way and should also be forced in order to have results. It is not the time now and it is no one’s benefit to take any adventurous initiatives that will make things difficult both for Turkey and Turkish Cypriots”.

Referring to the upcoming summit in New York, it reports that Eroglu should continue with his preparation for the summit in an intensive pace and he should not have any other issue on his agenda. CTP criticized the recent statements of Eroglu to amend the existing structure of the “constitution” and the “laws”, even to change the name of their “state” to “Cyprus Turkish State”. CTP added that Eroglu’s statements create confusion and Eroglu only tries to create a state of confusion about the talks by referring to other issues instead of the preparations for the January summit and the domestic issues which have been multiplied, such as the price increases imposed by the “government” and that he has not yet declared his personal assets.

CTP also criticized Eroglu for not preparing alternative proposals in order to achieve a successful summit and show to the rest of the world that the Turkish Cypriots continue to sincerely want a solution. “Instead of this he formulates different scenarios in case of talks’ failure, which demonstrates that he doesn’t want a solution,” CTP’s statement read.

Commenting on Eroglu’s statement that the name of their “state” may change, CTP also said that instead of getting the Turkish Cypriots in more “troubles”, they should all unite their hands and be the side that wants to establish a United Federal Cyprus and work sincerely on this. CTP added that even a “new name” for the breakaway regime will still leave it outside of international law.