Erhürman says he has not received 19-point document from Christodoulides

Politis, a newspaper published in South Cyprus, published yesterday the first part of an interview with Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman. In the interview by Andreas Parashos, Erhürman said he had not received a 19-point document from Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides. He firmly denied claims that he rejected a proposal on Varosha (Maraş) after Ankara's intervention, and said the Greek Cypriot side had not accepted any of the four points of its methodology.

Asked about the solution he wanted, Erhürman said content was more important than labels. He said he was ready for intensive cooperation with Christodoulides, with priority given to the confidence-building measures (CBMs) proposed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Erhürman said he had made various proposals in the past 11 months, starting with a 10-point CBM plan, and noted that the Secretary-General's term was nearing its end. He called for focus on the homework left by the Secretary-General and said that actions undermining trust must stop first.