Northern Cyprus PM Meets Greek Cypriot Teenagers

LEFKOSA - "The main conflict in Cyprus is (the presence of) those who want settlement and those who do not want it. Ideologies should be left aside in solution of this main conflict," said Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

"Turkish and Greek Cypriots assume the most important duty in settlement of Cyprus problem," Soyer noted during a meeting with Greek Cypriot teenagers at his party's HQ (Republican Turkish Party headquarters).

Soyer stated that international community should also contribute to the solution process.
Ensuring peace in the island cannot be possible if Turkish and Greek Cypriots maintain their desire to dominate over each other, Soyer commented.

Soyer said that both Turkish and Greek Cypriots suffered in the past. "History should not be forgotten, but a new history, based on peace, cooperation and partnership, should be written with the lessons we take from history," he stressed.

Nationalism will be on the rise in both TRNC and Greek Cypriot administration if Cyprus problem is not solved, he added.