Cyprus denounces Turkey in the Third Committee of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly

Cyprus` Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, has called on Turkey to reverse its actions with regard to the opening of the fenced area of Varosha, speaking Tuesday to the Third Committee of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, in the context of the general debate on "Protection and Promotion of Human Rights".
 
“In this context, my government urges Turkey to reverse its actions with regard to the opening of the area of Varosha, fenced and exclusively controlled by the Turkish army since 1974, despite the calls by the Security Council to return it to its lawful inhabitants under UN auspices. Such a negative development, which is unfortunately happening as I speak, and I would like to strongly denounce it, is in violation of the relevant UNSC resolutions and will only result in the creation of another fait accompli on the ground, of imm

(CNA)

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