REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Nicosia, 2 September 2021
Dear Colleagues,
Following the circulation by the Turkish delegation to the OSCE PA of a document commenting on
my previous letter addressed to you, on 21 July 2021 I have to respond and inform you about the
non-questionable UN Security Council Presidential Statement dated 23/7/2021 which condemns
Turkey’s
new provocations in Varosha, in breach of pertinent UN Security Council Resolutions. The
Presidential Statement was also endorsed in the Declaration regarding Varosha by the High
Representative on behalf of the EU of 27 July 2021.
I attach herewith the UN Security Council Presidential Statement of 23 July 2021 and that will be my
response to the
unfounded and misleading allegations by Mr. Sennaroğlu.
The content of both statements is
very explicit and indicative of Turkey’s
mounting claims against
the Republic of Cyprus, since the Turkish invasion of 1974, in violation of international law and
pertinent UN Resolutions. Obviously, Turkey has been pursuing its expansionist aims through its
subordinate illegal occupation regime in the northern part of Cyprus, which Mr Sennaroğlu
“proudly”
“represents”
by overtly claiming
a “two-state” solution for Cyprus. Turkey’s
illegal aims and acts at
the expense of Cyprus and its people are precisely the reason why a just and viable settlement of
the Cyprus problem in compliance with international law could not be achieved to date and also the
only reason for our Turkish Cypriot compatriots feeling
“isolated” or “trapped”.
The so-called
“realities
on the ground” invoked in the letter, that are
faits accomplis
created as a result of foreign military
aggression and continuing occupation, do not invalidate international law!
Dear Colleagues, the fact that the Turkish delegation conveyed to you a letter by a self-styled
“official” of an
illegal secessionist entity recognized only by Turkey, only confirms all the above. I just
wish to bring to your attention UN Security Council Resolution 541 (1983), which explicitly deplores
the secession, considers the declaration of independence of the so-called
“TRNC” as legally invalid
and calls upon all States not to recognize any Cypriot State other than the Republic of Cyprus.
Remaining at your disposal and looking forward to our future exchanges,
Yours sincerely,
Irene Charalambides,
Head of the Cyprus delegation to the OSCE PA.
1402 Nicosia, Cyprus - Tel.: +357-22407304 - Fax: +357-22668611 - Email:
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