Ergun Olgun

Former TRNC Chief Negotiator Ergün Olgun says the Greek Cypriot President should actually give thanks for the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, and that under it, the UK is still in a prime position to facilitate a sustainable solution, if it wants to. Speaking to T-VINE this week, Mr Olgun attacked recent attempts by the Greek Cypriot political leadership to abolish Guarantor Status and Turkish presence as red lines.

‘The Greek Cypriot appropriation of the seat of government has enabled them to use state power and resources against Turkish Cypriots to force compliance’ ‘The Turkish Cypriot side has been pursuing a principled negotiation strategy, taking as their cue the key criteria of political equality, bi-communality & bi-zonality that underpin the UN-backed Cyprus Talks’ ‘Given the infertility of the negotiating table, the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey will have to think and act outside the box they...