TBMM Friendship Groups and Azeri MPs visited Töre and Sucuoğlu
Date Added: 22 March 2022

The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Friendship Groups delegation and Azerbaijan MPs who are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to attend the Nowruz festival celebrations of the Azerbaijan-TRNC Friendship Society paid separate visits to the Speaker of Parliament Zorlu Töre and Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu on Monday.

Speaking during the visits, the Head of the Turkiye-TRNC Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group Orhan Erdem expressed his support for the solution of structural problems in the country.

Speaking during the visit paid to him, the Parliamentary Speaker Töre noted that the TRNC was a Turkish state and stressed that it was always pleased to have friendly and brotherly relations and be in cooperation with Turkic world states.

Expressing the hope that the friendship groups between Azerbaijan and TRNC parliaments will start activities as soon as possible, he said they want to visit Azerbaijan soon.

Speaking during the visit paid to him, Prime Minister Sucuoğlu for his part said “we will give the necessary struggle for the TRNC to be recognised and take its rightful place in the international arena in the coming period.”

He also added that they will continue to work in cooperation with Turkiye.

Stating that they were working towards returning to the good old days, the Premier said “motherland Turkiye is our greatest chance as it gives us unconditional support in every crisis.”

“I believe that we will overcome these problems again with the support of motherland Turkiye,” Sucuoğlu said and added that in terms of foreign policy the 50 years long federation talks have ended and that a new period had started which is based on the two sovereign equal states.

Noting that despite 50 years of talks, Greek Cypriot clergymen are still doing weapons training, the Premier said “We do not want war. We want close and descent neighbourly relations. This mentality of the church is upsetting and unacceptable. Our destiny is the same with Turkiye. The blue homeland – a region we are in, is known for its natural beauty and richness. Now, strategically the world has its eyes on this region.”

“TRNC is a frontier province of Anatolia. Defense also starts from the green line,” he said, adding that the current period is very crucial and that the unity and common future with our Motherland is the hope of the Turkish Cypriots.