PRIME MINISTER SOYER: "PAPADOPOULOS ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH
IS RACIST"
Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer strongly reacted to
the Greek Cypriot Administration who was trying to portray the expenses
made by Greek Cypriots in the North Cyprus for goods and services as "the
help that they given to the Turkish Cypriots".
Pointing out that it was incorrect for the Greek
Cypriot Administration, who claims to be an EU member, to portray and
evaluate the expenses made by Greek Cypriots in the North as "help" and
this demonstrated just how contrary the Greek Cypriot Administration was
to European principles, Prime Minister Soyer said; "At the same time, the
Papadopoulos Administration's racist approach of warning Greek Cypriots
not to cross over to the North and buy anything as this would contribute
to their economy, was in line with the mentality of fanatical nationalism
of the 19th Century".
Indicating that it was alleged that 100 million Cyprus
Pounds in aid was given to the Turkish Cypriots, Prime Minister Soyer said
this figure was related to the expenses made by Greek Cypriots who had
crossed over to the North and it "was not aid". He said; "This is the
expenses the Greek Cypriots have paid for benefiting from the goods and
services produced by the Turkish Cypriot people. It's exactly the same as
the contribution made by Turkish Cypriots visiting the South and paying
for the goods and services produced there."
Recalling that the Greek Cypriot Administration was constantly saying
that, 'there are 'X' number of Turkish Cypriots working in the South and
we are paying them 'X' amounts of Cyprus Pounds and this is the aid we
have given to the Turkish Cypriot people', Prime Minister Soyer said:
"This is a lie. This is the money that the Turkish Cypriot people have
earned in exchange for their work in line with the principle of the
freedom of travel and in exchange for the contributions they have made
to the Greek Cypriot economy through their labour force". He said the
Turkish Cypriot people would never bow to these kinds of games and would
try to develop its relations with the Greek Cypriot people by explaining
the realities.
SERDAR DENKTAS IN GAMBIA
In line with initiatives started by the Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Serdar Denktas, with the
Islamic countries to enhance the TRNC's integration with the outside world
and establish bilateral relations with various countries, Minister Denktas
has now carried these initiatives to Africa.
Within this framework, Serdar Denktas had his first
official meeting in Gambia and was welcomed as a top-level state guest.
Within the framework of his contacts in Gambia,
Minister Denktas will meet with the Gambian State Minister Yahya Jammeh
and the Gambian Foreign Minister Musa Balage.
