Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay had high level contacts in Jeddah where he went upon the official invitation of the OIC Secretary-General El-Useymin. Özersay and the Secretary-General El-Useymin exchanged views on various issues, including developing relations with the OIC, at which the TRNC is an observer member under the title [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay has participated in the “23rd Council of Ministers Meeting” of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), at which the TRNC is an observer member under the title of ‘Turkish Cypriot State’. The meeting has been organised in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. In his speech at the [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay met with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Cyprus Affairs Recep Akdağ who was holding official contacts in the TRNC. In a statement prior to the meeting, Minister Özersay said that TRNC should make a joint effort with Turkey for the economic and social [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay has announced plans to remove customs duty applied to goods sent to Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the TRNC by the Greek Cypriot administration. The Deputy Prime Minister confirmed that the TRNC Government is taking steps to remove the customs duty in an interview [...]

Regarding the natural resources around the island of Cyprus, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay has warned, “The clock is ticking.” Speaking following his bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara, Özersay added: “If the Greek Cypriot side wishes to reach a compromise with the Turkish Cypriot side, [...]

TRNC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kudret Özersay met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara yesterday. During a joint press conference following the meeting, Foreign Minister Özersay emphasized that a full agreement was reached with Turkey on the future of the Cyprus problem, maritime jurisdiction, and the hydrocarbon issue. “Whether [...]

Speaking at the TRNC Assembly during discussions on the budget, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a project to encourage the return of the Turkish Cypriots living abroad to the TRNC, and added that the project will be shared with the public [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay evaluated issues pertaining to the Cyprus problem and natural gas on the island, in an interview with Reuters published over the weekend. He said: “As the Turkish Cypriot side, our stance is clear on the Cyprus issue. However, the question that must be answered by [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay indicated that if the Greek Cypriot side wants to take common steps with the Turkish Cypriot side regarding the island’s natural resources, the channels of diplomacy are open. He said: “However if this is not taken into consideration, the TRNC will also carry out drilling [...]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay gave a wide-ranging interview to the Greek Cypriot newspaper Politis this weekend, in which he discussed the latest developments on the hydrocarbon issue and urged against the Cyprus negotiations becoming a “vicious cycle.” The interview ran prominently in the Sunday edition of Politis, as well [...]