27 Sep 2017

Turkey is not ready to start negotiations

The corresponding statement on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was made by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At the meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres he noted that to talk about the resumption of dialogue too early. As a result, the previously planned visit to Cyprus of the Deputy Secretary General for political Affairs has been postponed. Experts attribute a wait of Ankara with the elections in Germany and Austria. Obviously, depending on their results, Turkey will assess the follow up strategy. Recall that in the framework of the 72nd UN General Assembly in new York, UN Secretary-General also met with the leader of the Turkish Cypriots Mustafa Acini and the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades. Moreover, the Greek Cypriot side expressed readiness to return to the negotiating table.