Rathke congratulated Mustafa Akıncı
US State Department Spokesman Jeff Rathke recorded that they continue to support the negotiation process conducted under the auspices of the United Nations to reunify the island as a bi-zonal and bi-communal federation.
“We congratulate Mustafa Akinci on his election as the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community”, he said and concluded as: “We look forward to working with Mustafa Akinci.”