(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Foreign Ministry of Türkiye criticized a recent resolution
passed by the U.N. Security Council, which extended the mandate of
the global body's peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), saying
that it disregards the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' (TRNC)
will for a two-state settlement and insists on models that have
already been tried and failed, trend reports citing daily sabah .
In a statement released Monday, the ministry said it fully
supports the TRNC Foreign Ministry's stance regarding the
resolution.
“Despite the fact that they are not included in the reports of
the United Nations Secretary-General, we observe that the council,
detached from the realities on the ground and disregarding the will
of the TRNC towards a two-state settlement, insists on settlement
models that have been tried and have failed many times,” the
ministry said, adding that the situation is incompatible with
common sense and goodwill and that the UNSC is unable to free
itself from Greek Cypriot influence.
The ministry also said it rejects the resolution's articles
regarding the closed city of Maraş (Varosha) and that Türkiye
supports all activities carried out by the TRNC in the area.
“We invite the Council to stop supporting the insincere attitude
of the Greek Cypriot Administration, which aims to prevent Greek
Cypriots who wish to return to their properties from doing so. We
take this opportunity to emphasize once again that Maraş is TRNC
territory,” the ministry said.
The statement also noted that the TRNC's consent was not sought
in the extension of the mandate, disregarding the goodwill of the
TRNC authorities and that a permanent solution to the Cyprus issue
needs to consider realities on the ground.
“In this regard, we call on the Security Council and the
international community, based on the fact that there are two
separate people and two separate states on the Island of Cyprus, to
reaffirm the inherent rights of the Turkish Cypriots, namely their
sovereign equality and equal international status, and to recognize
the TRNC,” the ministry said.
The U.N. Peacekeeping Force placed barriers between the site and
the walls to prevent access to Taksim Field from TRNC
territory.
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