'Cyprus: ending the resolution process on a federal basis is understandable'

General Secretary of the National Union Party (NUP) Oguzan Hasipoglu emphasized that the statement of the General Secretariat of the National Security of the Republic of Turkey (NBT) strengthens the diplomatic strength of the TSCC. Hasipoglu recalled that the demand for equal treatment of both sides in case they wish to reach a permanent agreement in Cyprus is the result of the legitimate rights of the Cypro-Turkish people.

"We know that the powers and status of the UN on the island are defined, but they have no legal basis for us.

He also noted that the support of the TSCC by the''The Republic of Turkey's 2017 General National Security Council Decision, explicitly expressed in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's speeches at the UN General Assembly, during his visit to Azerbaijan and in the latest NBT statement, is proof of the strength of the KCTCS diplomacy.

The statement said that "the double standards and activities of the UN Peacekeeping Force with regard to the sovereignty of the TSCC and the basic humanitarian needs of the CyproTurkish people are incompatible with the duty of neutrality and undermine its reputation; in this regard, it emphasizes the need to anchor the Peacekeeping Force's activities in the TSCC on a legal basis through a written agreement with the TSCC bodies and the importance of Turkey's continuing to''guaranteeing the security and tranquility of the CyproTurkish people within the framework of the rights arising from international law and treaties'.