LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat will go to Brussels on Monday.
Appearing on a private television channel on Sunday, Talat said that he had received an invitation from the European Union (EU) defense and security committee to evaluate the result of the simultaneous referenda held in Cyprus on April 24.
Talat noted that he would go to Brussels on Monday upon that invitation he had received a day before the referenda.
TRNC would launch diplomatic initiatives to end its isolation after results of the referenda had been seen, Talat stated.
Talat said that the Committee would take a recommendatory resolution after its meeting.
Underlining that TRNC attached great importance to that meeting, Talat noted that his country had earlier launched initiatives with the United Nations (U.N.) aiming at adjustment.
Talat stated that all those issues would be discussed in Brussels and TRNC would continue such efforts.
Asked what diplomatic initiatives covered and if integration with Turkey was a possibility, Talat said that policy to integrate with Turkey did not comply with world facts and it had been proved that such a thing could not happen.
Talat drew attention that recognition of TRNC was strictly banned by the U.N. Security Council and pointed out that whether that move was in harmony with the world facts should be evaluated.
TRNC Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat expressed belief that solution with a vision to end isolation of Turkish Cypriots and giving priority to integration with the EU would be a more correct move.
It would be more correct to put into practice acceptable policies which were in compliance with EU goals instead of policies which might decelerate TRNC, Talat added.
TRNC and Greek Cypriot side voted U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in simultaneous referenda held on April 24.
Sixty-five percent of Turkish Cypriots voted ''yes'' to the Annan plan while 35.09 percent voted against the plan in the simultaneous referenda. A total of 75.83 percent of the Greek Cypriots said ''no'' to the plan while 24.17 of them voted ''yes.''
The rate of participation in the referendum was 84.35 in TRNC and 96.53 percent in the Greek Cypriot side.
(BRC-AY) 26.04.2004