As it is known, organizing an official press conference, the Greek Cypriot side announced the so-called economic measures adopted for the Turkish Cypriots yesterday.

Having evaluated the issue concerning these measures before, I would like to reiterate that it is not even a matter of discussion to consider these measures as elements that will provide positive contribution to the Turkish Cypriot economy and there is nothing much to say regarding this issue.

However, such attempts by the Greek Cypriot side can be considered as fatal blows to the efforts of finding a mutually acceptable solution to the Cyprus problem.

As you all know, in accordance with the agreement signed on 8 July 2006, there is a process that is being maintained between the representatives of both sides. The study that can be called “the process of technical committees” is first of the two sections of the process. The purpose of this process was to adopt measures that will facilitate the daily lives and improve the relations of the two peoples. The unilateral efforts of the Greek Cypriot side to ignore the democratically elected authorities of the Turkish Cypriots and their separate administration can only be deemed as actions to abolish the said process.

Turkish Cypriots are not citizens of the Greek Cypriot administration. Turkish Cypriots has a will that was determined by means of democratic methods and this is the way they regulate their relations.