Nicos Anastasiades

A news report from the TRNC press dated 24 October 2026.

President Ersan Tatar shared his views on the Cyprus issue during the Ere Medana program, presented by Mustafa Alkan and broadcast on Gench TV, stating that the leader of the Greek Cypriot administration, Nikos Christodoulidis, had not presented him with a written 19-point package Tatar said he could not accept the proposal to transfer Varosha to United Nations, UN administration, and to open Famagusta port to direct trade under European Union, EU control.

Whilst sharing the details of the Varosha-Famagusta port proposal, which has long been debated in the Cypriot press, Tatar also explained why he had not attended the trilateral meeting in New York.

Stating that he was opposed to negotiations being conducted merely for the sake of holding talks, Tatar said, I will not negotiate just for the sake of negotiating.

I will not keep you dragging this out at this table for another ten years.

Tatar described the proposal put forward by Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulidis in the following terms.

To transfer Varosha to United Nations administration in line with Security Council resolutions and to open Famagusta port under EU control.

That is what has been said.

The activist Nikoleta Georgiou described the victims as doubly invisible, female and foreign.

President Nikos Anastasiades publicly acknowledged that the police had acted negligently.

He said he didn't believe it was driven by racism.

The hundreds of people who filled the streets of Nicosia disagreed.

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... uh, President Nicos Anastasiades.

Because what people were saying, I mean, we have voted for him-

Mm-hmm

... 17%, uh, that Greek Cypriots do not want federation, and as I said, they don't, 77% don't believe the Greek Cypriot community, 72% don't, uh, don't trust, sorry-

Mm-hmm

... uh, President Nicos Anastasiades.

So the, the, there is a lack of trust in term, like, intercommunal, uh, trust, and also they don't believe in the Greek Cypriot community's willingness in, uh, you know, forming a federation or, uh, you know, political equality.