According to the news of AA, making the opening speech of the 8th Ambassadors Conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey fulfilled its responsibility in a close cooperation with the Turkish Cypriot side during the ongoing negotiation process for a solution in Cyprus this year.

Çavuşoğlu, “Hopefully we will not have to wait too long for the solution of the Cyprus problem. We believe that a fair and lasting solution will have positive reflections not only for the parties in the island, but also for a wide geography, especially for the Eastern Mediterranean.”

Describing the water supply project from Turkey to TRNC as "Project of the Century”, Çavuşoğlu said, "We will contribute to peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin with the peace water.”