Reaction from the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Appointment of the Cyprus Special Representative by the European Commission

The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, made a statement regarding the reappointment of the 'Cyprus Special Representative' by the European Commission. Keçeli stated, 'We consider the reappointment of a Cyprus Special Representative by the European Commission as an internal matter of the European Union (EU), similar to previous appointments.'

We consider the reappointment of a Cyprus Special Representative by the European Commission as an internal matter of the European Union (EU), similar to previous appointments. The EU lost its neutrality in the Cyprus issue by accepting the Greek Cypriot side as an EU member despite its rejection of the UN Comprehensive Settlement Plan in 2004, which we remind once again.

Noting that the European Parliament and other EU institutions have been observed to have a biased approach to the Cyprus issue, Keçeli added:

We expect the newly appointed official to work towards changing the EU's biased attitude and recognizing that the solution to the Cyprus issue can only be achieved through negotiations between two sovereign and equal states based on the realities on the island.