BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. The Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has strongly condemned the European
Commission's decision to appoint Executive Vice-President Raffaele
Fitto as Special Representative for Cyprus.
This was stated in a statement by the TRNC Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on its X page.
The statement said the move was "provocative" and demonstrated
the European Union's biased approach to the Cyprus issue.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the appointment
was made without the consent of the Turkish Cypriot side and
without taking into account the will of the Turkish Cypriots. The
TRNC called the decision illegal and "absolutely unacceptable."
According to the authorities of Northern Cyprus, such actions by
Brussels call into question its impartiality in the settlement of
the Cyprus problem.
