The Turkish delegation at the CS OSCE in Birmingham attempted to pass an amendment deleting an explicit reference to the implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The amendment was rejected by a large majority, a House statement said.
According to the statement, the vice-president of the OSCE CS and head of the Cypriot delegation Irini Charalambidou, raised objection to the adoption of the Turkish amendment before the members of the Political Affairs and Security Committee, stressing that the real aim of the Turkish side is to undermine the legally binding provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
He accused Turkey of exploiting the rights under the Convention, even though it is not a party to it, and of threatening Cyprus and Greece, which are parties to the Convention, with war if they make use of the same rights. Charalambidou asked that the amendment be rejected, which was done by a large majority, the statement said.
The work of the 29th Annual Session of the OSCE CSO continues and, according to the statement, during the morning session of the General Committee on Political Affairs and Security, a debate was held on a resolution submitted by the Icelandic delegation concerning the Arctic region, followed by a vote on its adoption.
Source: CNA
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