NEW YORK - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Friday night that the admission of the Greek Cypriot side to EU unilaterally will make the solution in Cyprus difficult and even make it impossible.
Speaking to reporters before leaving New York for Istanbul, Denktas said that ''unilateral admission of the Greek Cypriot side to EU means conclusion of the Cyprus problem in the way the Greek Cypriot side wishes. Such a result means that the interests of the Turkish Cypriots are not taken into consideration in any way, and this can't be accepted. But we can't know what the EU will do.''
Denktas said that there can't be any solution in Cyprus issue until December 12, warning the EU not to make the solution of the Cyprus problem more difficult by admitting the Greek Cypriot side to the EU unilaterally.
Denktas said that he would submit another document to De Soto on Sunday about his proposals in details.
Denktas said he was disappointed by the document submitted by Greek Cypriot leader Clerides to De Soto, adding that ''I saw the response of Clerides. I am deeply grieved, because I saw that the intention of the Greek Cypriot side is to keep Cyprus in their hands forever. This approach impeded the solution of Cyprus issue for 40 years.'' Denktas stressed that solution of the problem is not in question as long as there is no equality, sovereignty and reciprocal recognition of two sides.
''EOKA defenders tell that if the proposals of the Annan are accepted, they are ready to sacrifice their lives again. Where are we going? When the documents of both sides are seen, everybody will see that nothing can be reached by such an approach. As there can't be a solution until December 12, the EU has to give us an opportunity and they should not admit the Greek Cypriot side,'' he said.
Denktas had a check-up in the hospital in New York for the last time, doctors conducted an operation on him to empty pleural effusion by puncture, and they permitted him to return to TRNC.