TRNC Prime Minister Üstel thanked President Erdoğan for his statements about TRNC

According to the written statement made by the TRNC Prime Ministry, Prime Minister Üstel evaluated President Erdoğan's message of support to the TRNC at the TDT summit.

Üstel said, "We welcome with great satisfaction and appreciation the strong support message of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at the Heads of State Council Meeting held in Ankara, Beştepe Nation Exhibition Hall, within the scope of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkish States." he said.

Describing President Erdoğan's statement, "I believe that our family council will increase its contacts with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as confirmation at the highest level that the Turkish Cypriot people are an integral and indispensable part of the Turkish world, Üstel said, "The motherland, the Republic of Turkey, is our greatest assurance, our strongest supporter and our closest companion today, as it is at every stage of the Turkish Cypriot people's struggle for existence, freedom, sovereignty and statehood." made his assessment.

Üstel described the acceptance of the TRNC into the Organization of Turkish States as an "observer member" with its constitutional name, thanks to President Erdoğan's determined leadership and Türkiye's intense diplomatic initiatives, as "a historical turning point in the rightful struggle of the Turkish Cypriot people in the international arena."

Emphasizing that this is not just a diplomatic development, Üstel stated that it is also "a strong expression of the sovereign will of the Turkish Cypriot people, their state identity and their belonging to the Turkish world."

Üstel stated that President Erdoğan's calls to the world states to recognize the TRNC in international platforms, especially the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, are "the clearest indicator of historical and strategic support" and said, "We believe that this solidarity, which started within the Organization of Turkish States, will become even stronger in the coming period; it will provide new opportunities for our diplomatic efforts towards the development of our relations with member countries and the acceptance of our sovereign equality and equal international status." he said.

Expressing his gratitude to President Erdoğan for his message of support to the TRNC at the TDT summit, Üstel said, "On behalf of myself, my government and the Turkish Cypriot people, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the beloved Turkish nation, who strongly defend the rightful cause of the Turkish Cypriot people in every international platform and carry out a determined diplomacy for the recognition of our state and its rightful place in the international community." he said.

Üstel also "sincerely" thanked all Turkish states and their valuable leaders who contributed to TRNC being under the umbrella of TDT and who stood in solidarity with TRNC.