Erdogan says no point in talks for federated Cyprus on 50th anniversary of invasion
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar talk during a military parade, in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Saturday. [AP]
Speaking on the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that there is no point in continuing UN-led talks to reunify the island.
“It is of no benefit to anyone to say let’s continue negotiations where we left off in Switzerland years ago,” Erdogan said during a visit to the northern, occupied part of the Mediterranean island, adding that Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots should sit “as equals.”
