EU cannot be party to Cyprus talks: Erhürman
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has said the European Union cannot participate as a party in any future Cyprus negotiations but could support confidence-building measures on the island.
Erhürman made the remarks after meeting European Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto, the Commission’s special representative for Cyprus, on July 31.
“We explained that recent unilateral and partisan attitudes, actions and decisions by EU institutions, particularly the European Parliament, had further undermined confidence in the EU,” Erhürman said in a written statement.
He said the Turkish Cypriot community needed confidence-building measures not only with the Greek Cypriot leadership but also with the EU.
