Türkiye on Saturday “strongly” condemned the UN Peacekeeping drive’s intervention in building of the Pile-Yigitler highway in Northern Cyprus.
“We find unacceptable and strongly condemn the physical intervention yesterday (18 August) by soldiers of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in the sovereign territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with the aim of preventing the construction of the Pile-Yigitler road,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated in an announcement.
“We fully support the relevant statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC and the justified reaction of the TRNC authorities,” it added.
The UN’s stance on the Pile-Yigitler highway, a humanitarian venture to enhance direct entry for TRNC residents from Pile village to their homeland, and its subsequent statements don’t align with the neutral angle anticipated from the peacekeeping drive on the island, the ministry stated.
It argued that the UN drive contributed to escalating tensions, and introduced itself as a sufferer within the state of affairs on the bottom, however expectations from the drive are to handle humanitarian wants on the island.
“It is inexplicable that despite this, the UN has for years turned a blind eye to the Greek Cypriot Administration’s faits accomplis in the Buffer Zone while preventing the Turkish Cypriots from meeting their justified humanitarian needs,” the assertion stated.
This state of affairs clearly demonstrates that the UN has not fulfilled its elementary duties and capabilities resembling treating either side on the island equally and discovering options to disputes, the ministry asserted.
It urged the UN and its peacekeeping drive to work to keep up the belief of the TRNC authorities and its individuals.
“As a Guarantor State, we invite the UN Peacekeeping Force to refrain from actions and rhetoric that would overshadow the mission it has been carrying out in Cyprus for nearly 60 years, to accord equal treatment to the two sides in Cyprus and to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the TRNC,” the ministry stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
