UN Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou has denounced new Turkish violations of Cyprus national airspace between 1 and 31 March 2012.
The Permanent Representative expressed the Republic’s strong protest calling Turkey to stop these activities immediately.
“Such systematic violations against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus are contrary to international law and international rules of the air and pose a serious threat to international aviation in the region”, he notes.
Emiliou also stresses that Turkey’s actions are especially worrisome, in light of recent military threats by Turkey against Cyprus, related with activities in Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone, as well as threats of high-ranking Turkish officials to annex the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus to Turkey.
“Instead of using threats”, he said, “Turkey should respond to the call of the international community and demonstrate a constructive spirit, creating the necessary conditions for achieving a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis agreed and adopted by Security Council resolutions”.
TENSIONS
Last week Turkey said it had scrambled military jets to intercept an Israeli plane that violated “northern Cypriot airspace” and demanded an explanation for the incursion.
An Israeli military spokesman declined to comment on the accusation. But the incident marked a fresh source of tension between the former allies.
Source: famagusta-gazette.com
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