LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Thursday that ''nobody can make Turkish Cypriots accept anything by force and everything will be sorted out by negotiations.''
Issuing a message upon Ramadan Holiday to Bayrak Radio tv channel, Denktas, who is still in New York said that ''Turkish Cypriot people go through difficult days. The people think what happens to Cyprus, what will be their rights and what will happen to their villages.''
''I would like to give you a message, nobody can make us accept anything by force,'' said Denktas adding that ''there can be no forced marriage.''
Denktas said that no body can force anybody to leave their homes, villages and everything can be sorted out by negotiations.
Denktas said, ''there are views. Everybody is talking about which of these issues should be objected. Approaches that 'it is a very good document and it is acceptable' are changing now. What is necessary is to deeply examine this document, see what it brings forth and then take action. We are acting this way and I am pleased.''
''I am thinking of a future which depends on our sovereignty under our flag and have our own territory and in which we have good relations with our Greek Cypriot neighbours. This is naturally dependent on approach of the Greek Cypriots. Our path will be opened when they withdraw from seeing Cyprus as a Greek island and considering Turkish Cypriots as minority,'' Denktas added.