Türkiye Slams Greek Cypriots For Violating Rights Of TRNC
Date
12/24/2022 12:10:54 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye strongly criticized the Greek Cypriot administration for
unilaterally carrying out drilling off the coast of Cyprus,
disregarding the rights of Turkish Cypriots, trend reports citing daily sabah .
“We fully support yesterday's statement of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
on this issue,” Turkish Foreign Ministry said, in response to the
Greek Cypriot administration's hydrocarbon activities with foreign
companies Total and Eni.
The ministry continued by saying that the activities violate the
rights of Turkish Cypriots, the co-owners of all natural resources
of the island and escalate tensions, threatening peace and
stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“While President Erdogan's 2020 proposal to hold an inclusive
Eastern Mediterranean Conference and the four cooperation proposals
made by TRNC to the Greek Cypriots on hydrocarbon resources are
still on the table, we would like to remind both the countries in
the region and the third parties who Greek Cypriots hide behind,
that escalating the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean in this
way would not benefit any party,” the ministry said.
The ministry continued by saying that Türkiye will continue to
protect the rights of TRNC and will continue to support Lefkosa's
hydrocarbon activities in the period ahead.
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