Turkey’s newly re-elected President Erdogan visits breakaway northern Cyprus on Monday
Newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting breakaway Turkish-held northern Cyprus on Monday, according to Turkish media report.
During his one-day visit, he is scheduled to hold a meeting with leaders of the illegal regime in the breakaway per of Cyprus whish s divide since a 1974 invasion.
Erdoğan aims to convey important messages pertaining to Ankara’s policy on the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s roadmap in the Eastern Mediterranean.
This is Erdogan’s inaugural abroad visit after the recent election.
He arrived on the island at 1pm and having laid a wreath at north Nicosia’s statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, he made his way to Tatar’s official residence alongside members of the Turkish Cypriot ‘cabinet’, his own newly appointed Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and his ambassador to the north Nicosia Metin Feyzioğlu.
Tatar spoke about how Turkey is now on its way to becoming “not just a regional power but a global power”, and thanked Erdoğan for his support on the Cyprus problem, pointing out important moments such as the 5+1 meeting in Geneva in 2020 and Erdoğan’s speech to the United Nations general assembly last year in which he instructed members to “recognise the TRNC”.
Erdoğan thanked those who voted in last month’s Turkish elections, and those who attended his inauguration ceremony earlier this month. He also focused on his ambition to solve what he called the north’s “electricity problem” with the construction of a cable transmitting electricity from Turkey to the north before turning his attention to the Cyprus problem.
Erdoğan commended what he called Tatar’s “results-orientated vision”.
“No one can bear to waste another 50 years of time. If there is to be a return to the negotiating table, the only
