Denktas: Hannay Tries To Help Without Any Imposition

LEFKOSA - Rauf Denktas, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Monday that the special representative of Britain to Cyprus David Hannay tries to help by putting forward views without any imposition.
Speaking after his weekly regular meeting with TRNC Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu and TRNC State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Salih Cosar, Denktas said that they discussed the issues related to the solution of the Cyprus problem with Hannay.
Denktas noted that Hannay told him that Britain tries to help by voicing views, adding that the British government didn't have any politics on the issue and it was not in a position to impose any views on Turkish Cypriots.
Noting that there is a problem of diagnosis regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, Denktas said that ''those who accept the Greek Cypriots as the legitimate government has a wrong diagnosis and they are guilty. They should know and understand that. We can't accept the Greek Cypriots' getting Cyprus under the false title of the Cyprus Republic. We will continue to prevent that.''
Denktas stressed that they would call the TRNC parliament for an extraordinary meeting after the Paris meetings, adding that he would not give information to party leaders before going to Paris.
''It is understood that we will go there to discuss the Cyprus issue from all angles and to review the things done to date. We will get the views of U.N. Secretary General. In that respect, we don't need to make a new meeting now thinking that there is nothing new. The contacts done are known. We are in contact with the government. When we return, there will be a need to make a new assessment,'' he said.
Calling those opposition circles who hold him responsible for the developments about Cyprus, Denktas said that ''it will be better for them to clearly state what Turkish Cypriots want rather than spreading their claim that 'the Greek Cypriots put forward very good things on the table for us and that we rejected them'.''
Denktas also criticized the approach of Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou who says that Cyprus is an EU membership criteria for Turkey after its adoption of the EU adjustment laws, adding that the Greek Deputy Defense Minister also continues to support the well known claims of ''legitimate government'' by saying that there is no concession on Cyprus issue.