Gul: We Will Do Our Best On Cyprus Issue

ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said, ''we will do our best on Cyprus issue.''
Prime Minister Gul had a meeting on Saturday with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu and accompanying delegation in Prime Ministry building.
Prior to the meeting, Eroglu said that Abdullah Gul worked hard for TRNC when Welfare Party (RP) and True Path Party (DYP) were the coalition parties in the past.
Stating that political and economic issues of TRNC would be discussed at the meeting, Eroglu said, ''we want to assess Cyprus issue and economic problems of TRNC and we want to determine the steps which will be taken on these issues with Turkey. We have pursued Cyprus issue with Turkey so far. We believe that we will continue to implement the issue from now on. Our first aim is to get rid of mental confusion in TRNC which emerged due to economic problems in TRNC and due to different voices related to Cyprus issue.''
Prime Minister Gul noted in his part that Cyprus was among the most significant issues of Turkey.
Gul said that there are still problems in Cyprus and that a lasting peace couldn't be installed in Cyprus, adding that ''on the other hand the prosperity and future of Turkish Cypriots closely interest us. This is one of our important issues as it was in the previous governments.''
The EU, Cyprus and Iraqi issue was the most important issues which AK Party government had to deal whenever they came to power, said Gul and noted that ''our target is to make Cyprus an island of peace and to take under guarantee the future of Turkish Cypriots. But on the other hand we will continue to launch efforts by good will to ensure lasting peace in Cyprus. Yet our economic relations with TRNC have a special dimension. Turkey has things to do in this regard, and it will continue to do them. No body should have concerns about it.''