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Today marks 49 years since the completion of the crime against Cyprus, a day of remembrance and condemnation of the barbaric Turkish invasion.
On this day, 14 August 1974, Turkey with Attila 2, while diplomatic talks were underway in Geneva, proceeded to carry out its plan, occupying Famagusta, Morphou and other areas, extending the occupation and bringing more destruction, a new wave of refugees, scattering death and increasing the number of missing persons.
The new advance of Turkish troops was condemned by the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which met on 15 and 16 August, calling for a ceasefire and the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus.
In the years that followed, the Security Council adopted resolutions 550 and 789 on Famagusta, which are as relevant today as ever.
After 49 years, the desire for liberation, reunification and return remains unquenched.
The unacceptable present state of affairs cannot be the future of Cyprus and its people.
The unacceptable present state of affairs cannot be the future of Cyprus and its people. Therefore, the only path, to which the President of the Republic remains exclusively committed, is that of breaking the deadlock and resuming the talks from where they left off in Crans Montana, on the basis of UN resolutions, EU principles and values and the acquis of the talks.
In this context, the President of the Republic will further intensify his efforts at all levels, at the UN, in the EU and at the international level in general, so that the initiative he has taken to break the deadlock and resume the talks, with a more active involvement of the EU, always under the auspices of the UN, will have a positive outcome.
(PM/NG/EXP)
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