Official Statements
Regarding Vehicle Crossings at Metehan Border Crossing
Due to the lack of infrastructure and physical restrictions imposed by the Greek Cypriot Administration, there is an ongoing heavy traffic jam at Metehan Border Gate. It is seen that the GCA has excessively stepped up its custom controls in order to prevent the Greek Cypriots from shopping in our country. Therefore, it has long
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Regarding the target practice with the participation of Greek Cypriot priests
Our Ministry announced earlier that the Greek Cypriot side has recently increased its armament activities and the military exercises conducted with certain countries. This time, the press reported that there was a target practice for Greek Cypriot priests organized by the Greek Cypriot National Guard in collaboration with the Greek Orthodox Church. It is not
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Regarding the statement of Mario Nava, Director-General of the DG for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission.
The biased statement given to a newspaper in our country by Mario Nava, Director-General of the DG for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission on 7 February 2022, supporting the Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus, is very unfortunate yet not surprising. The repetition of the same old rhetoric by Mr. Nava such as
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Regarding the irregular migration
As it is known, our State declares, on every occasion, that it positively approaches to cooperate with the Greek Cypriot side on Island-wide matters. We would like to remind that we have made a proposal to establish a cooperation with the Greek Cypriot side regarding the issue of irregular migration, an international phenomenon affecting the
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Regarding the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2618 (2022) extending the mandate of UNFICYP
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2618 (2022) has been adopted on 27 January 2022 regarding the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a period of six months, until 31 July 2022. The fact that the consent of the Turkish Cypriot side has not been sought while extending
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Regarding the Turkish Handball National Team player
As would be recalled, within the framework of European Men’s Handball Championship qualifications the Turkish Handball National Team was in South Cyprus between 20-23 January 2022 and the Greek Cypriot side objected to the transfer of a Covid-19 positive player to either TRNC or Turkey, despite the request of the Turkish Handball National Team officials
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Statement of the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Greek Cypriot side has not allowed a Turkish player, who tested positive for Covid-19, of the Turkish Handball National Team, which is currently in Southern Cyprus, to be brought to our country. It is obvious that despite the request of the Turkish Handball National Team officials and the player, the decision of the Greek
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Regarding the Enlargement Conclusions of the European Union General Affairs Council
The references to the fenced-off area of Maraş, which is an area under the full sovereignty of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the calls made to the Republic of Turkey in the Enlargement Conclusions of the European Union General Affairs Council demonstrate that the European Union prefers acting within the direction of
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Regarding the activities of the Greek Cypriot side in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Greek Cypriot side has issued a NAVTEX on 14 December 2021 announcing its activities in the Eastern Mediterranean between 17 December 2021 and 1 January 2022 with an Italian flagged vessel named Odin finder. The said activity is going to take place in the area, which also overlaps with the blocks licensed by the
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Regarding the unilateral activities of the Greek Cypriot side in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus (GCA) signed an “exploration and production sharing contract” with the ExxonMobil – Qatar Petroleum consortium, in relation to the license for so-called “block 5”, which was unilaterally declared by the GCA. Such unilateral actions of the Greek Cypriot side confirm which party opts to pursue tension in the
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