Turkish VP reiterates two state solution during north visit

Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz has restated Ankara’s position that the Cyprus issue can only be resolved through the coexistence of two separate states on the island, during a visit to the north.

Speaking on arrival at Tymbou (Ercan) airport late on Thursday, in joint statements with Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel, Yilmaz said Turkey continued to believe that a two-state arrangement represented the “most realistic, just and sustainable solution”.

He argued...