AKEL on the Turkish referendum result
Statement by Stefanos Stefanou, AKEL C.C. Spokesperson
AKEL C.C. Press Office, 17th April 2017, Nicosia
It is premature to draw firm conclusions about the referendum result in Turkey. The marginal “yes” vote illustrates a deeply divided country.
Of course, a thorough and in-depth analysis of both the result and developments in the country is imperative. In any case we must always carefully analyze what is happening in Turkey, given that as an occupying power it is in Cyprus illegally and plays a decisive role in the achievement of an agreed solution to the Cyprus problem.
The solution of the Cyprus problem will be achieved through negotiations and this is precisely where all involved parties must focus their efforts. It is at the negotiation table itself where the political will and attitude of each involved party will be demonstrated whether it wants a solution, but also what kind of a solution it is seeking.
In these conditions, the Greek Cypriot side must intensify its efforts for a solution at the negotiating table, insisting on the principles of the solution and on the agreed basis; a solution that will liberate and reunite the country and people within the framework of a bicommunal, bizonal federal state, in which the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the people will be respected.
