President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou highlighted Greece’s and Cyprus’ ongoing struggle for the reunification of the island based on the UN resolutions and the principles of international law, in a message on the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, posted on Twitter.
As she said, the trauma of the ongoing illegal occupation of Cyprus, 48 years after the Turkish invasion, is deep. President Sakellaropoulou also underlined that Greece does not forget those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Cyprus.
“48 years after the Turkish military invasion of Cyprus, the trauma of the illegal occupation remains deep,” Sakellaropoulou said in her message.
“We always remember those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the island and we demand its reunification, based on the resolutions of the United Nations and the principles of international law”, she concluded.
Source: Cyprus News Agency