It is with disappointment that we observe once again the intensification of Turkish rhetoric which aims, among other things, to distort reality and create tensions in our region, this time on the occasion of the "Agapinor" exercise.
The Republic of Cyprus, as a sovereign state, will continue to exercise its sovereign rights and implement its international obligations by strengthening cooperation with states in the region in a wide range of areas, including security and defence aspects.
The purpose of such exercises, which are based on virtual scenarios, is solely to strengthen the defence capabilities of the National Guard, to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation and to create conditions of security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Unfortunately, once again it is confirmed that the only country that consistently causes destabilisation in the region is Turkey, which, with its revisionist approach, attempts to dynamite the climate and torpedo any efforts on our side to resolve the Cyprus problem. Such actions are also directed against the Turkish Cypriots themselves, whom Turkey is attempting to instrumentalize and hold hostage in its efforts to impose its policy towards Cyprus.
The sincerity of the intentions of each side is not judged by public statements, nor is it tested by unsubstantiated rhetorical outbursts. The sincerity of each party is judged by the proposals and initiatives it undertakes to resolve problems and impasses on the basis of international law and not by actions that circumvent, undermine and violate individual provisions of international law.
(SX)
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