Erhürman Says He Did Not Receive the 19-Point Proposal Document

President Tufan Erhürman has said he received neither directly nor indirectly, through the UN, the document containing the “19-point ideas” of Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides. He made the remarks in an interview with the Greek Cypriot newspaper Politis.

Politis announced that it will publish the interview tomorrow and on Monday. It is Erhürman’s first interview with Greek Cypriot media. According to the paper, he questioned the main lines of the public picture of the Cyprus problem and set out his own account of what was discussed behind closed doors.

Politis said Erhürman flatly denied the claim that he first accepted the Maraş proposal and then rejected it after Ankara’s intervention. It also said he has not yet responded to the four methodology points submitted by the Greek Cypriot side. He urged focus on the proposals of the outgoing UN Secretary-General: “We are not in a race where whoever offers more proposals wins!”