Erhurman says Christodoulides ‘disregarded his interlocutor’ over Erdogan invite

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday accused President Nikos Christodoulides of “disregarding his interlocutor” in his assertions that he is ready to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem with him.

“On behalf of the Turkish Cypriot people, I want to state clearly once again that this approach, which disregards his interlocutor and the Turkish Cypriot people, who are on equal footing in all negotiations under the United Nations umbrella...