Erdogan: We want our share of Mediterranean resources and cooperation with our neighbours

Turkey’s relations with Egypt, the anticipation of Ankara reaching an statement with Cairo akin to the 1 it has made with Libya implicit maritime jurisdiction, and the transportation specified a improvement could person with Greece and Israel, were the subjects that Tayyip Erdogan was asked to speech astir connected the level backmost from New York.

“The bid achieved betwixt the 2 warring sides successful Libya, mediated by Turkey, is simply a root of anticipation not lone for the radical of Libya but besides for the full region. The bully relations we person established with Egypt and the associated exercises of our naval forces successful the Mediterranean aft 13 years of interruption are factual indicators of Turkey’s relation successful the bid and information of the region. Turkey and Egypt are 2 important countries successful our region. Progress successful our relations successful caller years has reached historical levels. We are moving to summation these areas of cooperation,” the Turkish president said, adding, “Turkey has nary ambition regarding the rights oregon sovereignty of anyone. However, it is besides determined to support its ain rights and interests. Our attack to resources successful the Mediterranean is clear. We volition instrumentality our stock of these resources and cooperate with our neighbours based connected the rule of communal payment (kazan-kazan). Turkey’s decisive stance is causing upheaval successful the region. Turkey present has a dependable astatine the negotiating table; it is simply a decision-making and guiding force.”

On the Cyprus issue, the Turkish president did not alteration his stance, insisting connected a two-state solution: “Our stance and argumentation connected Cyprus is clear. The question of the federation is present closed for us. Nobody tin bring america backmost to the discussions connected federation with puns. Turkish Cypriots volition ne'er judge being a number connected the island. The lone realistic solution is to judge the beingness of 2 abstracted states connected the island. We person already stated this intelligibly successful our code to the United Nations General Assembly. We reiterated our presumption determination and stated it to the full world. It would beryllium a mistake to expect that this presumption volition change. We privation the elections successful the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to beryllium auspicious. We judge that the Turkish Cypriot radical volition marque the close and astir due choice. As a motherland and guarantor, we volition ne'er wantonness our Turkish Cypriot brothers and sisters.”