Pointing out that Turkey and the TRNC are working on a study about what could be done to open a new window on the Cyprus issue, President Denktas said if the Annan Plan included the principles of two peoples, two states, two sovereignties and Turkey’s continued effective guarantee, he would negotiate it.

Speaking on BRT’s ‘Akis’ program, the President stressing that those people who said "we are ready to sign the Annan Plan" have now changed their stance and are saying, "we are ready to negotiate it", reminding that the UN Secretary-General had said the two sides couldn’t go outside the framework of the Plan and that Greek Cypriot leader, Tassos Papadopoulos, had said the main philosopohy of the Plan could not be changed, said: "I don’t know what they’re going to negotiate".

Explaining that both Turkey and the TRNC were carrying out studies to determine what could be done on the Cyprus issue, President Denktas said: "If you wait, a new window will be open as a result of these studies, and we will start to discuss if the outside world and Greek Cypriots will like this or not".

Pointing out that a new formula would be formed as a result of combining these studies, the President said everyone should know that the Turkish Cypriot side had no intention of giving up its state and guarantees. He added that Greek Cypriots could not come and settle as they wished amongst the Turkish Cypriots without restricted quotas. "This will be regulated according to our laws and there cannot be an approach that will lead to 100,000 people becoming refugees. This too will be restricted", he said.