If the Greek Cypriots give up their hostile attitute, negotiations can start,'' said Denktas. Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Korkmaz Haktan r said in his part that time has come to implement the warnings that exist in the Declaration dated on Jan 20,1997. Addressing a statement at Ercan Airport upon his arrival in TRNC, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Haktan r had said that peace in Cyprus was essential for the stabilty of Eastern Mediterranean. Noting that old solution parameters lost their validity after Luxembourg Summit, Haktan r added that peace in the island should be realized at state level and Turkey would support TRNC regarding this issue. Responding to questions, Prime Minister Y lmaz stated that 1998 will be a difficult year for Turkey and the government should launch great efforts to install economic and political stability.
Turkey is an exceptional country where prices are too high and people live in high inflation.
If Baykal extends us time guarantee and declares this to the public opinion, then we are ready to implement the program which was preferred by IMF and Mr Baykal. If this is not the case, we will implement a three-year program,'' said Y lmaz. Noting that there is not a problem in Southeastern Anatolia which is based on ethnic origin, Y lmaz stressed that the problem is an economic and social one. This incident is an activity of a big crime organization which used people from many countries, not only from Turkey. The main reason is economic, but the separatist terrorist organization tried to propagate that the migration happened because of persecution,'' added Y lmaz.