Today’s sad anniversary of the unilateral declaration of the Turkish Cypriot puppet regime reminds us the secessionist and divisive actions of Turkey and its efforts to legitimize occupation and to implement its goal for “two states” in Cyprus, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic said on Tuesday, stressing that “such efforts are fruitless and have failed.”
Moreover it noted that the Republic of Cyprus is facing a new culmination of provocations and violations by Turkey against its sovereignty and sovereign rights.
The press release noted that the UN Security Council resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984) have explicitly condemned the secessionist, legally null and void entity. It has also called, as dictated by the international law, all states not to recognize or help it my any means. The only sad exception of disregard for these resolutions is Turkey, the Foreign Ministry added.
In addition it said that “taking advantage of the lack of any negotiating process at the moment, Turkey has been escalating its efforts to upgrade the secessionist entity, using its presence in various international organizations. Moreover it demands to forge a separate agreement about the status of the peacekeeping force with the illegal regime it has set up, by threatening and intimidating the UN.”
The press release noted that “Turkey continues unabated to violate the status of the city of Varosha, contrary to the UN Security Council resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992). At the same time it continues to upgrade and reinforce its military presence in the occupied areas, while it accelerates its strategy to alter their demographic character.”
The Foreign Ministry underlines that “the Republic of Cyprus will continue to fight with consistency with a view to achieve a just and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem, in the framework of the agreed basis for a solution of a bizonal bicommunal federation, as determined by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. This settlement must respect the whole of the people of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, taking into consideration the security and welfare of their common country,” it concluded.
The unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in Cyprus’ Turkish occupied northern area, took place on 15 November 1983.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops invaded and occupied the island`s northern third. Numerous rounds of talks under UN aegis to reunite the island under a federal roof failed to yield results.
Source: Cyprus News Agency