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FOREIGN MINISTRY: “WE EXPECT UN TO
TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES”
TRNC Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has announced that they started an
initiative by the UN and the EU with regard to the Greek
Cypriot police’s and custom officers’ maltreatment against
the Turkish Cypriots, crossing to the south, including a
pregnant woman.
In the written statement issued by the
Foreign Ministry, it was underlined that the UN and the
EU was expected to take measures against these types
of behaviours.
The full text of the statement is as
follows:
Following the freedom of movement of
peoples between the two sides on 23 April 2003, the Greek
Cypriot Administration whose, well known and long
lasting policy was spoiled, was continuing to hamper
any kind of step taken by the TRNC to bring the two
people together and continue with its inhuman
implementations in order to strengthen the animosity
between the two peoples.
Following the failure of the reaction
shown against the opening of borders on 23 April 2003,
their cold war policies displayed against the opening
of Bostancı and Lokmacı Gates were now continuing with
inhuman maltreatments.
The torture of the Greek Cypriot Police
against a pregnant Turkish Cypriot woman, in accordance
with an instruction from the Greek Cypriot
Administration, has reminded us our sufferings between the
years 1964-1974. This very last event has shown us
that there has not been any change in Greek Cypriot
Administrations’ nationalistic and repressive policy.
Our Ministry has taken the necessary
measures by the UN and the EU with regard to this
inhuman behaviour.
We expect the UN authorities to take
the necessary measures so that our people would not be
subjected to the maltreatment of the Greek Cypriot police. |
