CYPRUS

 

                     

The President of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, accused Tukey and the “arrogance of those who envision an Ottoman empire,” on a televised address, on Easter Sunday.

 

Speaking about the failed UN-sponsored informal talks on  Cyprus, last week, he accused Turkey and Turkish Cypriots who are trying to rewrite international law by ignoring the UN resolutions and  the EU policy on the reunification of the island.

 

“At the informal Geneva Summit, Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership recorded a new “historic” performance as they called it,” Mr Anastasiades said.

 

“In defiance of the UN Charter, UN resolutions and decisions, in defiance of the EU, they asked the UN Secretary-General to become an accomplice to their own illegal actions claiming sovereignty of the subordinate of Turkey.”

 

The President said: “This claim was not only contrary to international law and the UNGS’s mandate but was also contrary to the wishes of both the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.”   

 

He went on to say he had opposed all of this, during the Geneva meeting, which for over three days, last week tried to find common ground for new negotiations.

 

“At the end of the conference, I expressed my satisfaction  with the successful management of the crisis and I wish I could have expressed my satisfaction with the result of the meeting.  Unfortunately, the Turkish Cypriot leadership, led by Turkey, did not allow this,” he added.