Announcements
Procedures Regarding Military Service of Turkish Cypriots Living Abroad
MILITARY SERVICE PROCEDURES OF TURKISH CYPRIOTS LIVING ABROAD The following brief information about the terms of entry into the TRNC for our citizens whose mother and/or father are Turkish Cypriot and reside in a foreign country (excluding Turkish-TRNC nationals who live in Turkey) that are also considered to be in their military service draft age
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Official Statements
Regarding the UN Security Council Resolution No: 2453 dated 30 January 2019
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted today Resolution 2453 accepting the extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2019. While the detailed views and positions of the Turkish Cypriot side in this regard have been conveyed to the relevant parties, we would like to share
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Regarding foreign visitors to TRNC who have been denied entry at Larnaca Airport
For some time now, the Greek Cypriot administration has been interrogating, turning away and deporting foreign nationals back to their country who arrive at Larnaca airport with the intention to enter the TRNC by crossing the border checkpoints. Most recently, we have been informed that more than thirty Israeli tourists who have arrived at Larnaca
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Regarding the demonstration by Greek Cypriots demanding closure of border crossings
As is known, demonstrations were carried out by a group of Greek Cypriots on 29th of November 2018 who demanded the closure of the crossing points leading to the temporary blockage of crossings at the Derinya checkpoint. The same group also distributed a calendar declaring their intention to continue their provocative activities which damage the
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Regarding perpetuation of premeditated provocations of Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus in Denya-Serhatköy area
According to the information received from the farmers of Serhatköy as well as the Turkish Cypriot Security Forces, 11 Greek Cypriots who were accompanied by Greek Cypriot press have driven to the region in 6 civilian vehicles violating the buffer zone and reaching as far as the TRNC border in the early hours of the
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News
Özersay met with UN authorities in New York
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay is holding contacts at the UN Headquarters in New York. Within the framework of his New York contacts, Özersay met with Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix. Undersecretary of the Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Güneş Onar, TRNC Representative to
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Özersay: “If the lack of common vision is ignored then the result will be the same”
Evaluating the UN Secretary General’s Temporary Consultant on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute’s recent contacts in Cyprus, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay said: “it is not a proper approach for the Temporary UN Envoy to start preparing a document called reference paper when there is no common vision between the sides
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