Eroglu: No agreement was reached with Christofias, we will reach nowhere with the negotiations
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (18.07.12) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader, Dervis Eroglu has said that they reached no agreement with President Christofias during the Cyprus negotiations. Replying to questions during a program of Kibris TV, Eroglu said that especially on the Cyprus problem, they have very different views with President Christofias. Addressing the ordinary Turkish Cypriots and the political party officials, Eroglu noted: “Everyone now should understand that we will be able to reach nowhere with the negotiations. Instead of accusing ourselves, we have to realize that the other side does not want to agree with us”.

Referring to the economic problems in the occupied area, Eroglu said that the people see their pockets and not the numbers announced by the “minister” of finance. He noted that they are not at the point they hoped to be and that a plan and a program are needed for overcoming the difficulties. He said that the views of all sectors should be taken for the preparation of these.

Eroglu argued also that having a “warm dialogue” with Turkey is also a precondition and added that no one has the right to wear out Turkey in front of the Turkish Cypriot “people”.

Called to comment on the decisions of the “government” regarding the occupied Lefkosia “municipality”, Eroglu said that the “government” committed a mistake from the very beginning and that when he was “prime minister” he was not meeting the trade unions if these were on strike. He argued that if he was “prime minister”, the situation would not have come to the point of issuing a “decree in the power of law” providing for giving a 90-day obligatory vacation to the “mayor” and the members of the “municipal council”.

Referring to the internal developments in the UBP, Eroglu described them as “disappointing” and said that he visited four times the “council of ministers” to express his views, but he understood that “prime minister” Irsen Kucuk was annoyed by this