Turkish President Erdogan Pushes For A Two-State Solution In Cyprus

Turkish President Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar attend a news conference in Ankara

Reuters: Turkey's Erdogan says it's time for two-state solution in Cyprus

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was time for a realistic proposal about a two-state solution on the divided island of Cyprus to be discussed, and added that the parameters of the current talks were not sustainable.

Cyprus was split after a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. The European Union admitted the island into the bloc in 2004, represented by the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government in the south.

Its north is a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state only recognized by Ankara.

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Update #1: Erdogan provocatively says it’s time for two-state solution in Cyprus (In-Cyprus)

Update #2: Erdoğan wants to attend ‘picnic’ in Cyprus’ Varosha (Hurriyet Daily News)

WNU Editor:With the exception of Turkey. No one else is going to recognize this separate Cyprus state.