Water transfer from Turkey to the Turkish occupied area of Cyprus constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and continuation of unlawful conduct against the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic, said Saturday Acting President of the Republic, President of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou.
This action, he said, is still an attempt to integrate the occupied territories in Turkey and undermine the ongoing negotiations on the Cyprus problem.
“We condemn in the strongest possible way to the European and international community those marauding and expansionist attitudes of Turkey and we call upon the UN, the European Union and its Member – States to condemn such actions and to demand compliance by the occupying power towards the international and European law”, he concluded.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have been engaged in UN-led talks since May this year, with a view to reunite the island, divided since the Turkish invasion of 1974, under a federal roof.