The Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek criticizing the un-permitted entrance of some MEPs to the closed city of Maraş(Varasio) together with Greek Cypriot former politicians. In its letter, the Chamber drew attention to the fact that the violation of restricted military areas in any country was a serious offence that could cause serious problems.
The Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce pointed out that such initiatives, which lacked good will, harmed the ongoing efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus Problem.
“The Maraş issue is part of the Cyprus problem and all issues where there are divergences including Maraş shall be resolved at the negotiating table” the Chamber stressed in its letter.
According to the information provided by the Chamber, the letter was also distributed to all EU embassies in Cyprus as well as the United Nations.