Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus president, Greek Cypriot leader hold talks on Cyprus issue

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus president, Greek Cypriot leader hold talks on Cyprus issue

Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot president, objects to commemorations of terrorist group EOKA, which massacred Turkish Cypriots and others on the island - Anadolu Ajansı

The position of the Greek Cypriots is "for the Turkish Cypriot people to submit to their own sovereignty and their own authority," Tatar said after the meeting with Christodoulides.

The 70th anniversary of the terrorist organization EOKA, which committed massacres against Turks in Cyprus and aimed to connect the island to Greece, was celebrated in schools in Greece. The celebrations were met with a reaction from TRNC President Ersin Tatar.

Leaders’ meeting ‘demonstrates commitment’, UN says

The outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar demonstrates their commitment, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said Guterres “welcomed” the meeting’s outcome, and encouraged both Tatar and Christodoulides to “continue their discussions…