Denktas: History of Cyprus must be analyzed
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 30, 2006 11:48
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister Serdar Denktas said on Wednesday that the Cyprus problem has not been solved because the two communities do not want to reach the goal of a common future and be brought together purely under international pressure.
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Speaking at a conference held in Brussels by the European Parliament on the Cyprus problem Denktas said that a solution could not be reached if the history of Cyprus was not analyzed.
Denktas stated that Turkish Cypriots were being punished by the international community despite all the promises made before the Annan plan. "We will not surrender to the administration in the south of the island even under the severest circumstances," he noted.
Recalling that Turkey was asked to withdraw its soldiers from the island, Denktas said, "If Turkish soldiers withdraw, (Greek Cypriot leader Tassos) Papadopoulos will never sit at a table for a solution."