The foreign policy principle В"two steps forward вЂ" one backwardВ" is used in the international politics and the Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus (TRNC) treats with understanding the position of Azerbaijan, the TRNC president Mehmet Ali Talat addressed the briefing on the occasion of the 22-nd anniversary of the TRNC statehood announcement with such a statement, Trend reports citing the North-Cypriot media.
В"Рђzerbaijan is the state with its own international commitments”, Talat noted, underlying that the official Baku sympathizes with the Turkish community of Cyprus.
Responding the question on the issue, why on the results of the UNO referendum on the unification of the Cyprus’s two communities the establishment of the “Cyprus Turkish state” had not been announced, the community’s head replied, В"Really, it were the Turkish Cypriots which said “yes” to the island’s unification, while the Greek community of the island rejected the UNO Secretary General’s plan. However, this precedent could have radically changed the situation, which could have had risky consequences”. In conclusion, Talyat stated on the necessity to resume the negotiation process with the leaders of the Greek community at any level.