Chairman of the Social Democrat Party (TDP), Mehmet Cakici, called on all the Turkish Cypriot parties to offer the necessary support to the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat for the launching of comprehensive negotiations for the solution of the Cyprus problem and criticized the National Unity Party (UBP), the Democratic Party (DP) and Rauf Denktas for their negative statements regarding the latest meeting between Mr Talat and President Demetris Christofias.

Mr Cakici stated that the possible launching of negotiations, a development which came out after the meeting of the two Cypriot leaders, is a very positive step and strongly criticized the statements of UBP and DP, which are in favor of non-solution. UBP, DP and Denktas made their reason d’être supporting the non-solution for years. They were being nourished by the community’s pain, stated Mr Cakici who accused the two parties and Rauf Denktas of appearing as if they support the solution in Cyprus, while they only support the non-solution. As he stated, they are parties of utopist ideas.

The Chairman of TDP also said that it was the behavior of these parties that led the Cyprus problem to a dead-end in the past and which led the Greek Cypriot sector to become member of the European Union in the name of the Republic of Cyprus. Mr Cakici also stated that the issues of the single sovereignty and single citizenship are referred to in resolutions 1251 and 1999 of the UN Security Council.