"Denktas: Independence Can Never Be A Bargaining Issue Regarding Cyprus Problem
President Rauf R. Denktas has warned that the independence can never be a bargaining issue regarding the Cyprus problem.
Speaking today (27.01.2005) at a party at the Presidential Palace organised to celebrate the President�s birthday, Mr Denktas said that the Turkish Cypriot people is now enjoying its freedom after long-years of yearning.
Reiterating that everyone knows the real aim of the Greek Cypriot side, President Denktas said the Turkish Cypriot people has been continuing its struggle to prevent Greek Cypriots to claim the whole of the island."
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