On the day of the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of “Attila” in Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been within the occupied territories since morning.
Talking earlier than the beginning of the navy parade, the president of Turkey insisted on the two-state answer to the Cyprus battle, saying characteristically: “It isn’t doable to clean your self twice with the identical water. Ignoring the truth on the island leads nowhere. We imagine {that a} federal answer will not be doable in Cyprus”. He added that it does nobody any good to proceed the negotiations from the place they left off in Switzerland.
“If you need an answer, acknowledge the acquired rights of the Turkish Cypriots. I hope we are going to see the day when the leaders of the guarantor nations of the island will go to each states collectively. I personally expressed this honest want to the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Mitsotakis, whom I met on the NATO Summit in Washington. The strengthening of the dialogue between Turkey and Greece will undoubtedly contribute to the answer of the Cyprus downside,” mentioned Tayyip Erdogan, amongst others.
On the similar time, the Turkish president attacked the Minister of Nationwide Protection, Nikos Dendias, calling his statements “absurd” throughout his current go to to Cyprus. He even claimed that, throughout his current assembly with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, he had informed him “I hope you do not harass us from there like Dendias”. He characterised “Attila” as a peace operation.
Beforehand, Ersin Tatar took the ground, who after standing in favor of the “two-state answer” argued, amongst different issues, that the “Turkish Cypriot folks” are an integral a part of the Turkish world, “as acknowledged on the Summit of the Group of Turkic States” and he argued that the borders of the group in query turned even stronger with the participation, as he mentioned, of “the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the southernmost Turkish state, extending into the Japanese Mediterranean.”
Athens’ response to those statements was fast, with diplomatic sources stating that: “The Greek positions on the Cyprus challenge have been clearly formulated and glued for many years. They’re expressed collectively by the Greek Prime Minister and the Greek authorities. Greece, in solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus, stays firmly dedicated to the answer of the reunification of Cyprus, inside the framework of the choices of the United Nations Group, and can proceed to take action. There’s not, nor could possibly be, a query of deviating from this place in accordance with worldwide regulation. Apart from, the Prime Minister can be appointed tonight from Nicosia”.
The Prime Minister’s speech with critical messages
Earlier, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a submit on the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish invasion: “Half a century for the reason that nationwide tragedy of Cyprus. We honor these misplaced. And we declare a European state, united, based mostly on UN resolutions. No overseas occupation military. And because the poet needs it: “A inexperienced leaf thrown into the ocean”.
It’s recalled that the Prime Minister is making a extremely symbolic go to to Cyprus at the moment, Saturday. At 20:30 he’ll attend and communicate on the memorial occasion organized by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, on the Presidential Palace in Nicosia.
International Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and authorities consultant Pavlos Marinakis are touring with him to the Greek island.
The Prime Minister’s speech is eagerly awaited by Cypriots, for the reason that data signifies that it’s a political speech with critical messages in all instructions and with plenty of emotion. Cypriots are additionally ready for information in regards to the mobility that now appears to exist within the Cypriot state.
On the similar time, Mr. Gerapetritis in an interview underlined that “the perpetuation of the present established order, in addition to the creation of two states in Cyprus, will not be acceptable options for the Cypriot downside, neither for Greece nor for Europe”.
“European Cypriot”
Fee President Von der Leyen made an intervention by way of X on the event of the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
“Cypriot is European. We’ll proceed to firmly assist Cyprus within the efforts to reunify the final divided EU member state, in accordance with the related resolutions of the UN Safety Council” emphasizes the President of the Fee, Ursula von der Leyen
On the similar time, he underlined that “Cypriots should reside in a reunited nation in circumstances of peace, coexistence, stability and prosperity”.
The message of the PtD
The Presidency of the Republic additionally issued an announcement on the completion of fifty years for the reason that Turkish invasion: “Fifty years have handed at the moment for the reason that barbaric invasion of Turkish troops in Cyprus, a interval throughout which the occupation of greater than a 3rd of its territory continues, in accordance violation of any idea of worldwide legality.
We don’t overlook the heroes, Cypriots and Greeks, who resisted the invader with unparalleled bravery and sacrificed their lives combating a superior enemy, whereas we proceed to face by the households of the lacking, till the destiny of all of them is ascertained.
The ultimate vindication of the sacred Cypriot wrestle, by discovering a simply and sustainable answer based mostly on the United Nations Selections and the European acquis, is our high pursuit and our debt to historical past”.
The President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended the Excessive Priestly Memorial for individuals who fell through the coup and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, on the Athens Cathedral after which laid a wreath on the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
“We’ll do the whole lot doable to unite our nation”
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, attended along with representatives of the Greek Cypriot and Greek political methods on the Tomb of Makedonitissa, a sacred place for Megalonisos, and declared:
“50 years later, Turkey continues to be liable for violating the human rights of the complete Cypriot folks and worldwide regulation. We’re right here to do the whole lot doable to unite our nation and liberate it, for us there is no such thing as a different choise”.
It’s value mentioning that the presidents of SYRIZA and PASOK, Stefanos Kasselakis and Nikos Androulakis, are already in Cyprus.
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