The UN Peacekeeping Force locations boundaries between the positioning and the partitions to stop entry to Taksim Field from TRNC territory.
(AHMET IZGI / AA)
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has slammed the UN Peacekeeping Force for blocking the doorway to Taksim Field, which is situated within the buffer zone on the border with the Greek aspect.
“We do not accept the UN Peacekeeping Force’s attitude to prevent physical access to the area in question,” the Presidency of the TRNC said in a statement late on Thursday.
“Taksim Field, which has great importance in the just struggle of the Turkish Cypriot people, in its history and past, both in terms of sports and culture, has been in use by the Cetinkaya Sports Club since 1930,” it additional stated.
Installing barbed wire on the gates, damaging the historic Lefkosa partitions and inserting block boundaries not solely violates the established order but in addition causes deprivation of rights, it stated.
“The UN should immediately reverse this mistake, which is understood to have been made by Greek Cypriot pressure, before the crisis escalates,” it added.
Underlining that the UN Peacekeeping Force has for many years ignored Greek violations within the buffer zone, it known as on them to adjust to the UN’s rules and guidelines, which embrace impartiality.
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Fuelling disaster
Necessary actions can be taken to guard the rights of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and to make sure that younger individuals don’t remain away from the sphere, it added.
TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu stated on a state TV channel that the UN is attempting to create a disaster.
“That site should be restored to the way it was before it was demolished in 2014,” he added.
An official opening ceremony was deliberate for this week for the positioning, which was rebuilt with the monetary and venture help of Türkiye.
The UN Peacekeeping Force positioned boundaries between the positioning and the partitions to stop entry to Taksim Field from TRNC territory.
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Source: AA
