In a statement given to the Cyprus News Agency (TAK) yesterday (27 September), President Denktas evaluated the EU regulations. Pointing out that after the Financial Assistance and Trade Regulations the EU was continuing with its efforts to put the Turkish Cypriot people under the hegemony of the Greek Cypriot government, President Denktas said these packages were being turned into packages where Turkish Cypriots would have to bow to the Greek Cypriots.

President Denktas said: "If we act as if we are a minority dependent on the Greek Cypriots and don’t talk about our state, equal sovereignty, then through these aids the EU will treat us as if we are a minority status".

Explaining that the Greek Cypriot government was being treated as if it was the only legitimate administration in Cyprus, President Denktas said Greek Cypriot leader, Tassos Papadopoulos, was being given the right to open and close TRNC ports.

Pointing out that the Greek Cypriots were acting as if they were dominating the EU and were putting everything they wanted into the regulations, the President said the TRNC Chamber of Commerce would only be able to function according to the powers given to it by Papadopoulos.

Continuing, President Denktas said: "They (EU) say we can’t use the aid in areas that belong to the Greek Cypriots. They ignore the registered companies in the North and act as if the TRNC and our legislature doesn’t exist. According to these laws there are also no established companies in the North. In that case, these registered companies can’t even take part in the tenders".

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Serdar Denktas, will today (28 September) attend the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Foreign Ministers Meeting in New York.