Greece and Cyprus condemned on Tuesday the announcement made by Turkey and its puppet
regime, of northern Cyprus to re-open a part of Varosha in Famagusta despite the UN resolutions.
President of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades said the
announcement was an “effort to alter the status quo,” and added “that the unity
and the continual efforts through the weapons provided by international law,
the EU and the principals of justice are the way to avert Turkey’s pursuit.
The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis also issued a
statement condemning the Turkish plans of re-opening the port of Famagusta. Mr. Mitsotakis said that the latest
announcement is in violation of the UN Security Council’s resolutions as well as the conclusions of the
European Council, and the calls by the international community. “Turkey must
immediately stop its provocative and lawless behavior and comply with
international law,” he said, He added
that Athens will continue to work with Nicosia for “a just and sustainable
peace settlement along with the principle of a bizonal, bi-communal federation.”
The Prime Minister called on Turkey to abandon the “meaningless
policy of threats against Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot population.” “These threats are also directed against the
European Union and 21st-century values, this is why they will not be
tolerated,” he said.
The Greek Premier said that 47 years since the
Turkish invasion, have demonstrated that “only the enforcement of the UN
resolutions and EU decisions can heal the wound at the heart of the
Mediterranean,” and called for the resumption of talks for a united Cyprus
on the basis of a bi-zonal and bi-communal federation, for a European
state of peace and progress for its
people and its neighbours.
Earlier on Tuesday Tayyip Erdogan announced the partial
re-opening of the ghost town of Varosha.
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