Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami received President of the European Parliament Socialist Group Hannes Swoboda in his office today. Latest developments in the Cyprus problem and the issue of representation of Turkish Cypriots in the European Parliament have been discussed at the meeting. As the sides have agreed to cooperate in both issues, the [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami stated that leaders should launch the negotiations as soon as possible because both sides in Cyprus have economical problems, and politicians have great responsibilities to take further steps by  considering the opportunities to be provided by a solution in Cyprus. Paying a visit to Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Minister [...]

Foreign Affairs Minister Özdil Nami said that the decision made by the Greek Cypriot Council of Ministers related to the EP elections is aimed to pull the wool over some MPs eyes within the European Union. Foreign Minister Özdil Nami spoke to ‘Kıbrıs Postası’ regarding the approval of the draft law which would pave the [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami met USA Ambassador to Lefkoşa John M. Koenig today. Nami evaluated the latest stage reached in the Cyprus problem with the USA Ambassador to Lefkoşa Koenig at the meeting which took place in the Foreign Ministry. [...]

The OIC 40th Meeting of ‘Council of Foreign Ministers’ started in the capital of Guinea Republic, Conakry today. Foreign Minister Özdil Nami has attended the meeting as the representative of TRNC at observer status. On the first day of his contacts Nami had a short meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami is going to attend the 40th. ‘Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held in Conakry, the capital of Guinea between 9-12,December. Foreign Minister’s Private Secretary Hüseyin Özel, Director of the TRNC Foreign Ministry’s Department for Relations with OIC Arif Altay and 3rd. Secretary [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami stated that the main obstacle preventing the solution of the Cyprus problem was the European Union. Nami added that Germany and France were using the Greek Cypriot side in order to keep Turkey away from the EU. Stating that he was hopeful towards the solution of the Cyprus problem, [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami stressed that Maraş (Varosha) was part of a comprehensive settlement. “Maraş cannot be a project for those who have a target of reaching a comprehensive solution in spring 2014. It can only be a project of those who don’t have a comprehensive solution target”. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot daily [...]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami gave information about his contacts in Iran at the General Assembly of the Parliament, yesterday (28 November). Explaining that the Foreign Ministry was carrying out intensive studies for increasing foreign contacts, Foreign Minister Nami said some of these were the continuation of the relations established by the former government. [...]

Foreign Minister Özdil Nami donated 50 thousand  US dollars to the The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). Nami received the Turkish Cypriot Member of the Committee  Gülden Plümer Küçük and the UN Member to the Committee Paul-Henry Arni at the ministry on 29.11.2013 and presented them the cheque of 50  thousand US dollars. Speaking during the meeting, Paul-Henry Arni [...]