Democratic Rally (DISY) President Averof Neofytou and United Cyprus Party (BKP) Izzet Izcan spoke today of a common vision for the reunification of Cyprus, expressing at the same time support for the UN-led peace talks, which resumed last month between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.
Neofytou and Izcan met today at DISY offices in Nicosia and discussed recent developments with regard to the Cyprus problem.
“We share the same vision for the reunification of our divided island and we support the new initiative for a viable solution that will create prospect for all the citizens of Cyprus” said DISY President after the meeting.
He also said that “it is very important to hear from a Turkish Cypriot that we have a common vision to see our divided island to be reunited based on human rights and European principles. We have to work closely to reach this goal”.
Izcan welcomed the fact that the leaders of the island’s two communities, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, have agreed on the agenda and the procedure to continue the Cyprus talks.
Noting that BKP believes in peace and supports the vision for a united Cyprus that will respect the human rights, the territorial integrity and the unity of the island and will be part of Europe, Izcan indicated that in order to achieve these goals “we need to cooperate and to work more closely with each other”.
He also pointed out that developments in Middle East and in hydrocarbons exploitation “are making this problem more urgent to be solved for the benefit not only of Cypriots but of all the human beings in our region”.
He reiterated that BKP will continue to work for rapprochement and confidence building measures and will continue to support the return of the fenced off area of Varosha, in Turkish occupied Cyprus, to its Greek Cypriot inhabitants, opening Varosha port, opening the illegal Ercan airport at the occupied village of Tymbou and normalizing relations parallel to the final solution.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied its northern third. President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu reached last February an agreement, paving the way for the resumption of Cyprus talks, aiming to reunite the country under a federal roof.
