ANKARA - British Special Representative to Cyprus David Hannay said on Monday that they work to get a result in Cyprus issue before Copenhagen summit, adding that they wait for acceptation of U.N. plan as a basis for new relations.
Hannay met with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal and high ranking officials regarding Cyprus issue the same day.
Responding to questions of journalists after the meeting, Hannay said that he didn't want to issue an official statement in an atmosphere in which consultations between the sides continued. Noting that his meeting with Ziyal was very constructive, Hannay said that they took up the Cyprus problem in details.
Hannay said that similar contacts between the concerned sides will continue, adding that the aim is to get the result needed by the EU before the Copenhagen summit. Hannay said that British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jack Straw will probably come to Turkey next week.
What will happen if no result is taken before Copenhagen summit, asked journalists to Hannay who said that he didn't want to deal with speculations.
When asked what he expected from the Turkish side, Hannay said that ''our target is acceptation of the U.N. plan as the basis in a new relation order.''
When asked about his impressions of the meeting at the Ministry, Hannay said that the meeting was very constructive and the issue was complicated.
Hannay noted that they talked like friends and allies who had many common goals related with Turkey's EU membership.
Asked if he would meet with the new government, Hannay said that he would meet with Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis if he was in Ankara and stated that he wanted to have the opportunity to have a meeting with Yakis in coming days.
Responding to a question if there was a direct link between Cyprus question and Turkey's EU membership process, Hannay said that there was not any official link but many issues similar to that were linked with each other.
Hannay pointed out that the British government believed that Cyprus question should be solved under its own umbrella and with methods regarding vital interests of Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, Turkey and Greece.
Additionally, Hannay said, the British government believed that Turkey's EU membership process should be taken up within its framework and they supported giving a clear calendar to Turkey.
When he was reminded about proposal of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Cyprus, European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and Turkey's EU membership process should be taken up as a package, Hannay said that those issues were taken up in London the previous week.
Noting that those meetings were very positive, Hannay said that British Prime Minister Tony Blair was impressed with Erdogan's views about Turkey's future.