S druge strane, turski ministar šumarstva i vodoprivrede Veysel Eroglu uporedio je taj projekat s pupčanom vrpcom koja povezuje turski Kipar s domovinom tokom govora koji je on obavio 30. marta.
On the other hand, Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Works Veysel Eroglu likened the project to an umbilical cord connecting Turkish Cyprus to the motherland during a speech he made on March 30th.