Despite assurances of European leaders that they will lift up blockade of the Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus [TRNC] official Brussels has toughened its position towards Turks-Cypriots says statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign affairs of the Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus.

The ministry also indicates that in reply to the moves of Azerbaijan on rapprochement, which started actively develop humanitarian relations with the northern Cyprus, the Greek community of the island jointly with Greece initiated the anti-Azerbaijani campaign inside the European Union, trying to apply pressure on Azerbaijan. It is also stressed by the Ministry that such an attitude showed by EU on rapprochement of Azerbaijan with TRNC is groundless and negative and such approach to the issue is unacceptable.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of TRNC also expressed its deep satisfaction by the initiatives of Azerbaijan on breaking the international isolation of TRNC and called world states not to join the EU members, yielding interests of the Greek community of Cyprus.

/ Trend /