Turkish P.M. Urges U.N. Security Council To Act On Cyprus Problem

MUNICH - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged United Nations Security Council to take action on Cyprus problem.
In his speech at the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Germany, Erdogan recalled that a referendum was held in Cyprus in 2004 to vote Annan Plan.
"Mr. Kofi Annan (former UN Secretary General) prepared his report on the referendum in 2004. But since that day, the UN Security Council has not yet put the report on its agenda and made a decision," Erdogan complained.
He said a report by the Secretary-General has been pending for four years, although such reports pend at most for one year at the Council.
"Why is it still pending? It is called refrigerating," he said. "Cyprus question is still being temporized. I would like to urge UN Security Council to take action about this matter."
Erdogan also reaffirmed that Turkey wants to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and asked UN countries to vote for Turkey.