Greek Cypriots must stop acting like the sole owners of Cyprus - Cavusoglu

Turkish Cypriots will not shrug off yet another failure in the Cyprus talks nor will they accept anything less than political equality, warned Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Cavusoglu, who visited north Cyprus on Monday evening, held a meeting with Turkish Cypriot president, Mustafa Akinci.

Speaking on the Cyprus issue, Cavusoglu said there had been a lot of intense negotiations for a federal solution, warning that if talks begin hastily without preparation, then it could end up being the last effort.

If we rush into the negotiations and fail again, then we may not have another shot at it again. We cannot endure another failure and we will make this point one of our priorities, Cavusoglu said.

The minister reiterated that topics and guidelines should be set ahead of the start of any talks.

He also took to social media to say that Turkish Cypriots would not accept anything less than political equality in Cyprus.

Greek Cypriots must stop acting like the sole owners of Cyprus. The fact that both sides on the island are politically equal will never change, Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter.