UN SECURITY COUNCIL ENHANCED THE EMPHASIS ON COOPERATION With the Resolution it has adopted, UN Security Council today has displayed a strong will regarding the development of cooperation between the two sides on the island, despite all efforts by the Greek Cypriot leadership to the contrary. As a result of the the effective and proactive [...]

WE WILL NOT ALLOW VIOLATION OF OUR RIGHTS The Greek Cypriot side, dictated by a hegemonic mentality which rejected all of our proposals for cooperation, has been making patronising statements at a time when priorly announced steps are being taken in a decisive manner in order to protect our co-owner rights, as also acknowledged by [...]

PRODUCT OF HEGAMONIC AND EGO-CENTRIC MENTALITY East-Med gas pipeline project signed by the Greek Cypriot administration, Greece and Israel is a new example of the hostile and provocative attempt aiming to exclude Turkish Cypriot people and Turkey from the energy equation in the region. Concerning such activities, the attitude and intention rather than economic considerations [...]

The decision taken by the United States to lift the arms embargo, which has been imposed on the Greek Cypriot administration since 1987, so as to prevent, inter alia, negative implications on the negotiations to reach a settlement on the Cyprus problem, would certainly harm peace and stability in Cyprus as well as the Eastern [...]

We would like to express openly and clearly that the Island of Cyprus does not belong to the Greek Cypriots; the Island of Cyprus is not an island under the administration of the Greek Cypriots and any decision regarding the future of the Island cannot be taken by the Greek Cypriots in disregard of the [...]

GREEK CYPRIOT LEADERSHIP’S ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO IS FUTILE The ongoing work related to the decision of our Government regarding the closed area of Maraş (Varosha) are being undertaken within the framework of international law, as well as with due consideration of the rights of the Evkaf and former inhabitants of the said [...]

As the Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we salute the pertinent message given in the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, approved by the UN Security Council, which call on the two sides, local and international actors to cooperate, in effect a call towards changing the status quo. The UN Security Council [...]

MEMBER STATE SOLIDARITY HAS TURNED INTO “HORSE BLINDERS” The support afforded blindly by the European Union (EU) to the Greek Cypriot administration, which it has illegally accepted as a member due to purely political considerations, has turned into an unjust situation of usurpation of the rights of the Turkish Cypriots. While the EU should also [...]

“Revenue agreement” is usurpation of Turkish Cypriot people’s equal rights and interests It has been stated that the Greek Cypriot administration of South Cyprus has reached a “revenue agreement” with Noble Energy and its partnered consortium of companies regarding the natural gas to be exploited from the “Aphrodite” gas field, and that it stands to [...]

“IF THE GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE WANTS TO SEE “OCCUPATION”, THEY SHOULD LOOK AT THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES” The TRNC and Turkey have always objected to unilateral activities regarding the issue of natural resources and have argued that all sides should cooperate on this issue. The Greek Cypriot side, which rejects our calls for cooperation and continues [...]