Everything included in a Turkish Cypriot press article citing negative comments about the Greek Cypriot side allegedly made by UN Special Representative Colin Stewart is wrong and unfounded and will not be confirmed by the UN, it said on Thursday.
Commenting on an article in Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Duzen, which quoted Stewart said the Greek Cypriot side only complains but doesn’t act, UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique told the Cyprus News Agency said it was not accurate.
We reject all allegations of bias as wrong and unfounded,” he said. “We work closely with both sides impartially.”
Greek Cypriot negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou was scheduled to meet on Thursday with the Turkish Cypriot leaders special representative, Ergun Olgun. The meeting was to be attended by Stewart.
Asked about the possibility of a farewell dinner between Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, Siddique said that the United Nations expected the two sides to inform them on this issue.
Yeni Duzen’s, Cenk Mutluyakali, had said that during a meeting in New York with Scandinavian country representatives of the UN and non-permanent members of the Security Council, Stewart had claimed that the northern part of Cyprus has now been integrated economically and politically with Turkey. The Greek Cypriot side is the one that needs to act to change the situation. However, all they do is complain, condemn and accuse.”
On Wednesday night, the UN had also tweeted about the allegations.
Mutluyakali had written that he had spoken with two other diplomats and that he was impressed by Stewart’s “courage”.
Continuing, Stewart is alleged to have told attendees at the meeting that he is often accused of only supporting the Turkish side.
“However, I try to give an objective evaluation,” he is reported to have said.
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