Cyprus is taking appropriate action against Turkeyis attempt to mislead int'l community: official
The Republic of Cyprus is taking appropriate action
in response to Turkey’s attempt to mislead the international community by
justifying its illegal actions in the sea, government spokesman Prodromos
Prodromou said on Saturday.
The statement comes in response to allegations sent
in a letter by Turkish Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
to the EU and the permanent members of the UN Security Council about Turkey’s drilling activities
in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported.
"At this time Turkey acts contrary to
international law and violates the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of
Cyprus, while the claim that it intervenes within the Turkish continental
shelf, besides being baseless, also proves that Turkey does not act on behalf
of Turkish Cypriots as it claims, but at the expense of Cyprus in
general," said Prodromou.
This, the Spokesman added, shows in yet another way
how crucial it is, for the solution of the Cyprus problem, to prevent Turkey
from bringing the island under its control either through guarantees or
otherwise.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish
troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory.
