ISTANBUL - ``TRNC would not give up its rights over the natural resources of the island``, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mehmet Ali Talat said.
Speaking to the press after a breakfast meeting with foreign news editors of daily newspapers at Swiss Hotel in Istanbul, Talat said "we have equal rights with Greek Cypriots, and we are resolved to protect them."
Commenting on the removal of the isolations over TRNC, Talat said though EU announced it would start working towards the removal of the isolations in January, no concrete steps were taken regarding the issue.