The Greek Cypriots had stolen the Republic of Cyprus from us”
Under the title: “The Greek Cypriots stole the Republic of Cyprus from us”, Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan (30.04.13) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu who met yesterday with a delegation of war veterans from Turkey and Korea alleged that the Greek Cypriots stole the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Cypriots.

In statements during the meeting, Eroglu stated that due to a mistake which was done by the UN’s Security Council, the Republic of Cyprus was left in the Greek Cypriots and alleged that the real “occupying force” in Cyprus is the Greek Cypriots, and not Turkey as the Greek Cypriots say. Eroglu further said that the Turkish Cypriots were excluded from the Republic in 1963.

Eroglu continued and said that in return to these “realities”, the Greek Cypriots became members of the EU and the UN. He added that some countries worldwide do not see the “realities” in the island and do not behave them in an equal manner.

Eroglu referred also to the so-called embargoes and the difficulties the Turkish Cypriot side experiences because of these and expressed the belief that together with the help of Turkey, they will achieve to overpass them.
CNA