UN Security Council condemns plans to reopen Varosha in Cyprus

The United Nations Security Council has issued a presidential statement on Friday (23 July) disapproving of Turkey's plan to reopen the abandoned Varosha resort in Cyprus. The self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey aim to reopen the resort to habitation after 47 years. All 15 members of the Security Council condemned the plan the statement said. They are demanding immediate revocation of the decision.

The Varosha district of the city of Famagusta was once the heart of a popular luxury seaside resort. In 1974, the island was split in two and the Turkish military hermetically sealed off the resort near Famagusta. It followed a Greek Cypriot military coup d'état in 1974, which provoked the occupation of the northern part of Cyprus by Turkish forces.

Repeated attempts to resolve the Cyprus issue through negotiations have failed.
 

source: commonspace.eu with agencies
photo: A view of abandoned buildings in Varosha on 15 February 2020. Getty images

Related articles

Editor's choice
News
Borrell tells the European Parliament that the situation in Afghanistan was critical, but the EU will remain engaged

Borrell tells the European Parliament that the situation in Afghanistan was critical, but the EU will remain engaged

Borrell underlined that the European Union will make every effort to support the peace process and to remain a committed partner to the Afghan people. "Of course, we will have to take into account the evolving situation, but disengagement is not an option.  We are clear on that: there is no alternative to a negotiated political settlement, through inclusive peace talks.
Editor's choice
News
US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth

US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth

The United States and Ukraine have signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid. Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped. Trump had initially demanded rights to Ukraine's mineral wealth as compensation for US weapons sent under former president Joe Biden after Russia invaded just over three years ago.

Popular

Editor's choice
News
US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth

US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth

The United States and Ukraine have signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid. Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped. Trump had initially demanded rights to Ukraine's mineral wealth as compensation for US weapons sent under former president Joe Biden after Russia invaded just over three years ago.