LEFKOSA
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA) in the TRNC capital of Lefkosa, Irsen Kucuk said that "to date, the Greek Cypriots have not made any demand to the TRNC for economic aid."
"Greek Cypriots have been suffering from economic problems for the past two years. Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration have been affected by the global crisis more than most of other countries," Kucuk stressed.
"When the Greek Cypriots had a need for electricity, I had reminded them that we could provide electricity to them. A few days later, they made such a request from us and for almost nine months we provided electricity to the Greek Cypriots," Kucuk noted.
"Despite giving certain assistance, the EU could not be a remedy for the Greek Cypriots. Had they not been the current term president of the EU, Greek Cypriots' economic problems would have been greater. Greek Cypriots have a major economic problem," Kucuk underlined.
"If we can reach an agreement as the two sides in Cyprus, the support we receive from motherland Turkey would be distributed to the whole population of Cyprus and will benefit both sides," Kucuk stated.
"When one looks at the economic problems of both the Greek Cypriot administration and Greece, s/he can see that military expenditures and their investment on weapons had a role," Kucuk also said.
