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Greek Cypriot President Christodoulides Targets Türkiye in UN General Assembly Address
Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides criticized Türkiye over Cyprus and Syria during his address to the 81st UN General Assembly, challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements on international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides sharply criticized Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Christodoulides referred to Erdoğan’s speech a day earlier, in which the Turkish president addressed international law, sovereignty, territorial integrity, occupation and the situation of refugees.
The Greek Cypriot leader accused Türkiye of acting contrary to those principles in Cyprus and argued that Ankara’s policies on the island contradicted Erdoğan’s message at the United Nations.
Christodoulides criticized Türkiye’s military presence in northern Cyprus, describing it as a violation of international law. Türkiye rejects that characterization and maintains that its 1974 military intervention was carried out to protect the Turkish Cypriot community.
The Greek Cypriot president also referred to Syria during his address, criticizing the presence of Turkish forces in Syrian territory.
Christodoulides used his UN appearance to reiterate his position that negotiations on the Cyprus issue should resume within the framework established by the United Nations.
Different positions over the future of Cyprus
Ankara maintains that the sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people must be guaranteed, while Christodoulides reiterated support for a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality.
Addressing Erdoğan directly, Christodoulides called for substantive negotiations to resume under the UN framework and said he remained committed to reaching a comprehensive settlement to the decades-long Cyprus dispute.
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