Turkish FM criticized UNSC decision extending mandate of UNFICYP
Date Added: 29 July 2022

The Turkish Foreign Ministry also evaluated the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it was against the UN’s established practices that the TRNC authorities’ consent was not taken for the extension of the mandate of UNFICYP.

“We fully support the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) concerning the resolution” the Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a written statement on Thursday evaluating the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months.

“We fully support the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) concerning the resolution” the Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed.

“It is against the UN’s established practices that the TRNC authorities’ consent was not taken for the extension of the mandate of UNFICYP. It also violates the inherent rights of Turkish Cypriot people. Türkiye will give full support to the steps announced to be taken by TRNC authorities, with a view to overcome this injustice” the Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said.

“The resolution is, as always, disconnected from the reality, unfair and unjust again. It ignores the Turkish Cypriot people and their inherent rights, and also disregards inhumane and unlawful isolations imposed upon them” it noted.

“It is an inconsistent and contradictory approach for the UN Security Council to try to impose a settlement model, which has been tried for almost 50 years and failed and no longer reflects the will of the Turkish Cypriot people. This approach serves the continuation of the status quo, rather than the settlement” the statement added.

“References to Maraş in the resolution are also disconnected from the facts. Türkiye will continue to give full support to the steps taken by the TRNC authorities, respecting the property rights in Maraş” the statement said.

“We once again call on the UN Security Council and the international community to focus on the realities on the island and reaffirm the inherent rights of the Turkish Cypriot people, namely, their sovereign equality and equal international status” the statement concluded.