Volkan Bozkır, the Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Turkey, has met with Foreign Minister Özdil Nami within the framework of his contacts in the TRNC. In the statement made during his visit, Bozkır expressed his wish to share Turkey’s experiences throughout its EU process, as well as to discuss [...]

Volkan Bozkır, Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs and Chief Negotiator, arrived on the Island yesterday evening. Bozkır was greeted at Ercan Airport by Foreign Minister Özdil Nami, Turkey’s Ambassador to Lefkoşa Halil İbrahim Akça and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Erhan Erçin. Foreign Minister Özdil Nami expressed his contentment to welcome Bozkır among them. [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami is continuing his official contacts today within the framework of his visit to Berlin. Foreign Minister Nami came together over breakfast with the President and Board members of the Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD) at the MÜSİAD centre and received information pertaining to MÜSİAD’s work in Berlin. Minister Nami also [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami is paying a visit to Germany’s capital city of Berlin together with his delegation with a view to carrying out official contacts. Yesterday, Minister Nami had a joint meeting between delegations with Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, within the framework of his [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami received a delegation from the UK Parliament’s TRNC Friendship Group who has come to the TRNC on the occasion of the Republic Day celebrations. Speaking at the reception, Deputy President of the UK Parliament’s TRNC Friendship Group Baroness Meral Hüseyin Ece said that they have come to the TRNC in order [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ozdil Nami gave a briefing to the foreign journalists who are in the island in order to attend the 15 November Republic Day celebrations. During the briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Nami informed the journalists about history of the Cyprus problem and the negotiation process and expressed the [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami met this morning with Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, within the framework of his contacts in Brussels. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Nami emphasized that the current problems pertaining to hydrocarbon reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean stem from the Cyprus problem, that dialogue is essential in order to resolve [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami met today with Kati Piri, the Rapporteur on Turkey of the European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and member of the Socialists and Democrats Group; Charles Tannock, AFET Coordinator and member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group; and Othmar Karas, member of the European People’s Party. During his contacts, [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami met yesterday with Gianni Pittella, President of the European Parliament Socialists and Democrats Group, within the framework of his contacts in Brussels. Foreign Minister Nami informed Pittella that the Cyprus negotiations have reached an impasse with the withdrawal of the Greek Cypriot leader from the negotiating table, and called on the [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami is continuing his contacts in Tel-Aviv. Within the framework of his Tel-Aviv contacts, Foreign Minister Özdil Nami participated today in a round-table meeting at the Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies of Tel Aviv University. At the round-table meeting, Minister Nami provided information pertaining to the Cyprus issue and negotiation [...]