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[joe]

Cyprus takes Turkey threats to UN
By Jean Christou

CYPRUS has officially protested to the UN over Turkish threats in relation to the oil and gas exploration off the island’s coast.

The island’s Cyprus' Permanent Representative at the UN Andreas Mavroyiannis yesterday sent a written representation to the UN Secretary General and the President of the Security Council.

It called the Turkish threats to put a stop to the exploration, and Ankara’s demand to Lebanon and Egypt not to implement deals with Cyprus as a provocation.

“It should be stressed that the relevant decisions of the government of the Republic of Cyprus are in full conformity with its sovereign rights stemming from the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,” the letter said.

It said there has been an unprecedented campaign “of disconcerting and tension-oriented articles published recently in the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot press on this issue”.

Ankara let it be known last week that it was watching developments in the region by leaking information that Turkish warships were on patrol in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“It constitutes not only a dangerous provocation and a threat to the regional peace and stability, but also an unconcealed and irresponsible violation of fundamental principles of international law, and of the letter and the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations,” Mavroyiannis said.
“All states must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state and from any intervention in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.”

Turkey’s claims of rights and interests on the question of oil and natural gas in the continental shelf or the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus have no foundation in international law, he added.

Rather, they reveal the real motives of Turkish policy towards Cyprus, “which are not the often-proclaimed protection of the Turkish Cypriots, but the furtherance of Turkish expansionist designs and exploitation of the natural resources of Cyprus”.

It was announced yesterday in the north that Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat sent a letter to the Secretary-general of UN, in order to clarify the stance of the Turkish side about the attempt for oil search of the Greek Cypriot waters that surrounding Cyprus.

Talat’s spokesman Hasan Ercakica, said the issue had led to tensions.

“We expect from the international community which we expect to take the issue into consideration with good sense, to appraise the handling of such issue of oil search in the waters surrounding the Cyprus after a solution that shall be found to the Cyprus problem as soon as possible,” Ercakica said.

Turkish Foreign Minster Abdullah Gul was also expected to raise the issue with his American counterpart Condoleezza Rice during his current trip to Washington.

[G.Man]

Steal land, now try to steal oil.. why does this surprise anyone?

Turkey has NO legal rights over this oil, TC's who are in the south will benefit from it economically... the TC's in the north will as well at some stage, but thats as far as it goes...

You cannot occupy a state illegally and then claim a financial reward for doing so... thats just a big joke..

If North Cyprus wants to be taken seriously internationally, then it should be making noises about reunification, not further theft!

[Viewpoint]

You are right any oil found by GCs belongs to the "RoC" and seeing we do not belong to it then we have no claim.

We should look for our own oil end of story and if we locate any which is highly possibel it will help stregthen the TRNC eocnommy.

[growuptcs]

Viewpoint, I do give you an A for effort for constantly looking for loopholes. But can't you come up with a legal plan that takes dedication and hard work and legal? Why don't you try looking in the Bermuda triangle for oil, I'm sure you'll find some there.

[Kikapu]

You are right any oil found by GCs belongs to the "RoC" and seeing we do not belong to it then we have no claim.

We should look for our own oil end of story and if we locate any which is highly possibel it will help stregthen the TRNC eocnommy.

Virgin Princess,

"TRNC" does not have any International Waters to claim anything, let alone oil, but will have it, in a 2 states, one Country solution, as a " equal share holder".

If you get your Partition that you so much desire, and oil is found of the coast of "TRNC", then the oil will all go to Turkey. But don't worry, they will send you some lemons, as a thank you.

[Viewpoint]

Viewpoint, I do give you an A for effort for constantly looking for loopholes. But can't you come up with a legal plan that takes dedication and hard work and legal? Why don't you try looking in the Bermuda triangle for oil, I'm sure you'll find some there.

There is absoulutely nothing you can do to stop us looking and extracting oil from the sea basin of the TRNC, we will just go ahead anyway and if we find any oil then it will help the TRNC become more economically stable, thank you foropening up another route for us to develop. TCs or Turks should not lay claim to GC oil that is theirs if they find any and good luck to them, has nothing to do with us.

[growuptcs]

viewpoint wrote:

thank you foropening up another route for us to develop

Your welcome.

[raymanuva]

Viewpoint, man...u need a closure or something, u are psycologically unstable silly old person.
It seems you are upset with a whole world...

[humanist]

Hey I was reading on the nternet the other day that there is oil in the north of Cyprus between the coast of the occupied Cyprus and Turkey. Wonder if the Turkish Petrolium company will share profits with the RoC.

Wonder if Turkey will share with turkish cypriots?

[Kikapu]

Wonder if Turkey will share with turkish cypriots?

Turkish Cypriots and the Settlers will get LEMONS from Turkey, in return for the oil.

There's nothing wrong with Lemons actually, if you can get lemonade from it.

Who ever heard of drinking OIL: