"A self-sufficient Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with the ability to govern itself will be able to find its place as a federal structure in international law and EU institutions," Akinci said.
He added that such a development would benefit both the Turkish Cypriots and Turkey.
The Cyprus issue has remained on the agenda between the Greek and the Turkish parts of the island since a Greek Cypriot coup was followed by a Turkish peace mission to aid Turkish Cypriots in the north in 1974.
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