Bagis pays official visit to Hungary

Turkey's Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said on Thursday in Budapest that should there be such a request from the Greek Cypriot administration, Ankara would consider providing financial help to them. "The Greek Cypriot economy faces bankruptcy today. The Greek Cypriots are suffering due to their policies that exacerbate the deadlock. Had the Greek Cypriots favored a solution, the whole island of Cyprus would have been in a better financial situation. We will still extend a helping hand if necessary," Bagis noted, adding that Turkey's economy has improved to record levels and democratized, and Turkey has become an energy corridor for Europe in terms of oil and natural gas.