(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Elnur Enveroglu read more The Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus, which has been
known for its pro-Armenianism for a long time, has always expressed
its contempt and hatred against the Turkish nation in various forms
at the international level. This time, the pro-Armenian parliament
of the South Cyprus has adopted a so-called resolution condemning
Azerbaijan and urging it to immediately reopen the Lachin road. In
that biased and baseless document it says that the 'sole road
connecting Karabakh with Armenia has been blocked since December
12'.
Speaking to Azernews , former Turkish general
Yücel Karauz has commented on the issue.
"The point is that it is impossible to expect more than this
from the Greek state of Southern Cyprus. The Armenophilism in South
Cyprus, which is made up of Greeks and Romans, goes back a long
time. However, their intervention in the eco-protest held by
Azerbaijan in its Karabakh region is of course a new event," the
Turkish military expert said.
Karauz talked about the atrocities committed by the state of
Southern Cyprus against Turks 48 years ago and reminded them that
they are always together with Armenians. He noted that in 1975,
South Cyprus raised the issue of the so-called Armenian genocide
for the first time.
"If we want to know deeply why South Cyprus intervened in the
Karabakh issue of Azerbaijan, then we should take a closer look at
history. In 1975, the Armenians in Southern Cyprus, by uniting with
the Russians against the Ottoman state, distorted the crimes they
committed for their benefit and invented a so-called history of
genocide. For the first time in history, South Cyprus adopted the
so-called Armenian Genocide as a law. This "law" was brought up
again in 1982. And finally, as we know, in 2015, the Greek state of
Southern Cyprus adopted a law that it is a crime not to accept the
Armenian Genocide in its country."
According to the former general, South Cyprus's meddling in the
peaceful protests against environmental terrorism in the sovereign
territories of Azerbaijan is a step outside the norms of
international law.
"It is the sovereign right of Azerbaijan to hold protests
against environmental exploitation in the internationally
recognized territories, and no state or international organization
has the right to interfere with it.
As for the control of the Lachin road, this must be mentioned that
the state of Azerbaijan is absolutely right. Because Azerbaijan
aims to prevent the illegal carrying of weapons and illegal
activities of Armenians within Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity.
The former Turkish general, strongly condemning this step of the
Greek state of Southern Cyprus, also mentioned that the President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, when he received the
Greek envoy last year, reminded him of the level of relations
between Turkiye and Azerbaijan.
"Last year, while meeting with the Greek ambassador, Supreme
Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev reminded him of Azerbaijan's
position in Turkiye-Greece relations. As the state of Turkiye, we
strongly condemn the adoption of such a foolish resolution by
Southern Cyprus today, and we demand that the Greek state of
Southern Cyprus remember the crimes it committed against the Turks
in the first place."
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