Cyprus: Foreign Minister: Disappointment with the sharpening of Turkish rhetoric

It is with disappointment that we observe once again the sharpening of Turkish rhetoric that aims, among other things, to distort reality and create tensions in our region, this time on the occasion of the exercise “Agapinor”, said in a statement. of the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The same statement and regarding the statements of the spokesman of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the exercise “AGAPINOR” emphasizes that: “The Republic of Cyprus, as a sovereign State, will continue to exercise its sovereign rights and implement its international obligations, strengthening cooperation with states in the region in a wide range of areas, including security and defense aspects, the purpose of such exercises, which are based on virtual scenarios, is exclusively to strengthen the defense capabilities of the National Guard, strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, which are governed by the principle of inclusion, without excluding and without region is Turkey, which with a Its theoretical approach seeks to energize the climate and torpedo any efforts of our side to resolve the Cyprus problem. Such actions are also directed against the Turkish Cypriots themselves, whom Turkey is trying to instrumentalize and hold hostage in the effort to impose its policy towards Cyprus. The sincerity of each side’s intentions is not judged by public statements, nor is it tested by non-existent rhetorical outbursts. “Everyone’s sincerity is judged by the proposals and initiatives he undertakes to solve problems and deadlocks on the basis of international law and not by actions that circumvent, undermine and violate individual provisions.”

Source: AMPE