Greece has on Tuesday die Turkish statement on the resort of Varosha strongly condemned and as a violation of die Security Council resolutions and die Principles of the European Union.
The Greek Foreign Ministry stated in an explanation, die Declaration is a blatant violation of die United Nations Security Council resolutions 550 of 1984 and 789 of 1992 as well die European Council resolutions, “die die Urging Turkey to take unilateral and provocative actions, die die Destabilize the region. “
The ministry demanded die Turkey strongly die to respect relevant Security Council resolutions, saying that Greece remains “in in full coordination with the Republic of Cyprus and obliged to die Solving the Cyprus question on the basis of a bi-communal and bi-regional union ”.
European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell voiced “concern” on Tuesday die Announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a project to reopen the Cypriot city of Varosha, die was previously a tourist attraction, to be considered “unacceptable”.
“The European Union reaffirms die Need to take unilateral steps, die run counter to international law and avoid new provocations, die die Tensions on the island increase and die Resumption of negotiations with a view to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, “said Borrell in an explanation.
It came after Turkish Cypriot leader Arsen Tatar announced the start of “the second phase of a plan to expand Varosha to end mourning” during his meeting with Turkish President Erdogan on Tuesday.
Borrell said he was “deeply concerned about die Statements by Erdogan and Tatars on the Varosha region “. He condemned die “unacceptable unilateral decision, die aimed to change Varosha’s situation “.
In their statement called for die European Union “the immediate end of restrictions on the freedom of movement of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus in the Varosha area, with it die Mission their patrols and their mandated activities in the most full “.
The government of Cyprus, for its part, made a formal protest against the United Nations and the European Union on Tuesday die Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots lodged a decision to reopen Varosha. She said the move was against die United Nations resolutions and undermined die Peace efforts.
Abandoned resort of Varosha (archive)
In a statement, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said he had spoken to the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, and that he would be sending a letter to that effect die five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
The Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar announced Tuesday that a 3.5 square kilometer section of Varosha was out of military control in die civil control will return.
The announcement came before a military parade attended by Turkish President Erdogan on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus following a coup aimed at unification with Greece.
From Erdogan’s visit in Northern Cyprus today
The reopening of the coastal city, whose residents fled in 1974 and were besieged with barbed wire by the Turkish army, is a red line for die Greek Cypriot government.
It is noteworthy that only die Turkey die Recognizes the declaration of independence of the Turkish Cypriots and maintains more than 350,000 soldiers there.
Both Erdogan and Tatar declared that a lasting peace in Cyprus only through die Recognition of two separate states by die international community can be reached, a departure from decades of negotiations, die to an agreement on die Aimed at reunification of the island.
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had spoken to his Cypriot counterpart by telephone about joint coordination in order to counter Turkish “provocations”.
The ministry said that Dendias had expressed solidarity with the people and government of Cyprus to his Cypriot counterpart during the Greek appeal.
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