State Department: Nava's biased statement in support of the South is not surprising

A written statement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the biased statement that Mario Nava made in a newspaper on February 7, 2022, supporting Southern Cyprus.

In the ministry statement, it was emphasized that Nava's statement was an extremely unfortunate statement, and it was not "surprising".

In its statement, Nava stated that 'the two-state solution is not acceptable, the EU remains committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-regional federation based on political equality and within the framework of the UN'. It shows once again that the EU authorities still do not understand the facts on the island.

The following statements were included in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

“The statements of the EU official are proof that the Union unconditionally supports Southern Cyprus. With this irreversible mistake, the European Union has chosen its side on the Cyprus issue. Therefore, there is no moral or legal aspect for the European Union authorities to comment and adjudicate on the solution of the Cyprus issue.

The “bi-communal, bi-regional federation model” negotiated for over 50 years has ended in Crans, Montana. The Turkish Cypriot side advanced its new vision, which was put forward at the 5+United Nations informal meeting held in Geneva, with the aim of reaching a solution on the basis of the sovereign equality and equal international status of the two States, based on the facts existing on the island and the cooperation of the two sides, in order to reach an agreement on Cyprus. determined to take it.

We invite the European Union officials, who continue to ignore the sovereign equal existence of the Turkish Cypriot People, to put aside the emphasis on the federation model, which is the remnant of history, to show a fair approach towards the Turkish Cypriots and to see the realities on the Island."