Akinci blasts south Cyprus over fuel crisis, calls for peace
He said no matter what he will always be by the side of what is right and will continue to seek the rights of the Turkish Cypriot people.
Akinci made the statement while he attended the Iskele Festival at the weekend.
During his speech at the festival he emphasized the importance of peace, friendship and brotherhood and said that the country, community and world were in great need of these three values at the moment.
These three words are very important. The opposite of peace is war and where there is no peace there is war. Where there is war there is blood, murder and tears. Where there is no friendship or brotherhood there is hate and enmity so no matter what ideologies we have we don’t want enmity, hate or war we want peace, brotherhood and friendship said the President.
He said in order for these three nice words to become a reality efforts were needed to be exerted and touched upon the Greek Cypriot side’s stance that it has adopted regarding fuel on the island.
Akıncı said it was not only the fuel issue but several other issues that the Greek Cypriot side did not see themselves as equals to the Turkish Cypriots and were taking so called measures that were leading to fuel tensions.
He gave the example of Greek Cypriot authorities preventing tourists who come to the island through Larnaca Airport who they have determined will be staying at hotels in the North of the island.
He also reminded that last year the Greek Cypriot authorities had also prevented a variety of folklore groups who came through Larnaca Airport from crossing over to the North of the island.
During the 1960 Republic of Cyprus term education, sports and cultural activities belonged to the two peoples of the island and no matter what the name of the partnership to be established will be, when there is a solution activities such as culture, sports, arts, education, health and a variety of other fields will be held within the two constituent states this has always been agreed on and is well known said President Akıncı.
He said that despite the Greek Cypriot side’s stance they will not reciprocate such a stance.
Akıncı also voiced his view that the Greek Cypriot side needed to change their mentality.
We will not deviate from out path and we will continue to seek the Turkish Cypriot peoples’ rights and freedoms said the President.
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