We will never accept the fait accompli created by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Health Minister Michalis Headjipantela has said, describing the current situation as unacceptable and dangerous, since it maintains and perpetuates the presence of the Turkish occupation troops and increases the danger for the division of the country.
Speaking on Tuesday afternoon in Kornos, during a memorial for the armoured vehicles servicemen killed during the Turkish invasion, the Health Minister noted that memories of the tragic summer of 1974 come back these days every year, as the Greeks of Cyprus experienced then the most tragic part of their modern history, due to the barbaric Turkish invasion, which resulted in hundreds of dead people, missing persons, injured people and thousands of people who were displaced.
Hadjipantela stressed the responsibility we all have to stay united against Turkey’s revisionist plans. He described the current situation as unacceptable and dangerous, since it maintains and perpetuates the presence of the Turkish occupation troops and increases the danger for the division of the island, stressing that Cyprus will never accept the fait accompli following the invasion.
Moreover, the Minister underlined that through a collective effort and with insistence “we will be able to reverse the situation and reunite our country with a solution based on the UN Security Council resolutions and the EU principles and values.”
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results.
Source: Cyprus News Agency