Mehmet Dana, the representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader, discussed the Cyprus issue, confidence-building measures, the isolation of Turkish Cypriots and the question of Republic of Cyprus citizenship for children of mixed marriages during meetings in Brussels with officials from EU institutions and the European External Action Service (EEAS).
According to a statement from the “presidency”, as reported in the north, Mr Dana met officials of the current President of the Council of the European Union, as well as representatives of the Permanent Representations of Ireland, Italy, France and the Netherlands to the EU. He also met the head and members of the office of the President of the Council of the European Union, António Costa.
His meetings also included a member of the office of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen; members of the office of the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner; the Director-General for Schengen and Internal Security; officials from the Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood; and a member of the office of the Commission Vice-President responsible for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto.
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Mehmet Dana also met officials from the EEAS Directorate-General for Europe and Central Asia.
During the meetings, he briefed officials on the Turkish Cypriot side’s position on the Cyprus issue and the latest stage concerning confidence-building measures. He also discussed the UN Secretary-General’s visit to the island and the upcoming contacts of his Personal Envoy, Maria Angela Holguín.
He also referred to initiatives by the Greek Cypriot side which, he said, “undermine trust”, as well as reply letters the Turkish Cypriot leader received from the UN Secretary-General and the EU concerning those initiatives.
According to the statement, the discussions also covered the “isolation” of Turkish Cypriots, the “violation of EU citizenship rights for children of mixed marriages” and the Republic of Cyprus’s process of joining the Schengen area.
Source: CNA
