The Mayor of the occupied town, speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, spoke of the inability of the international factor to stop Turkey from violating UN resolutions in Famagusta and noted that "if they are not interested, we are interested" in Turkey's violations.
Simos Ioannou, commenting on the works to open a new part of the coastal front in Varosha, said that "the occupying power together with its associates in the occupied territories are continuing the salamisation of Famagusta. They have started for 3 years now. It was a continuation of which we warned."
Therefore, he said, unless the necessary measures are taken by the major powers, "they will continue until Golden Sands. That is their purpose. To fully exploit the beach for tourism, because Famagusta beach is like a golden chicken. To take advantage of the embargo to attract tourists from other countries."
On the other hand, the Mayor of Famagusta continued, it also shows the inability of the international actor to persuade Turkey to stop this clear violation. We want to see from the President of the US, the leaders of the EU, to have the same sensitivity for a member state of the Union, whose territorial integrity is violated, but also UN resolutions passed many years ago, but "Turkey does not sweat its ear", Ioannou said.
If we want to be equal to all states, international law must be applied in Cyprus as well.
If we want to be equal to all states, international law must be applied in Cyprus. "Unless for them, this violation does not matter. For us it matters too much. Both emotionally and politically." If the enclosed area is completely lost, he added, then we will have no hope for anything other than our occupied territories, and they must understand this, he added.
The Famagusta mayor said he had already spoken to the Foreign Ministry and asked for letters to the UN, the EU and the Permanent Members of the UNSC to be rushed out today.
As a municipality, he added, they have prepared and will send a new letter, the fourth since the opening of the fenced area began, to the UN Secretary General, which will be communicated to the embassies of the five Permanent Members of the UNSC, and sent to the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Source: CNA
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