Source: European Parliament
The High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission has deplored the invitation to the so-called ‘president’ of the Turkish Cypriot entity, the so-called, internationally not recognised, ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (‘TRNC’), to attend the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in Shusha on 6 July 2024[1].
The presence of the so-called ‘TRNC’ at the OTS summit runs counter to the principle of territorial integrity enshrined in the United Nations (UN) Charter.
The EU has actively expressed its preoccupations to the members of the OTS at all levels and has rejected the attempts by the OTS to legitimise the so-called ‘TRNC’ as an observer in the OTS.
This decision, pending ratification by the OTS members, is regrettable and is contradicting the fact that several OTS members have expressed strong support to the principle of territorial integrity and the UN Charter.
The EU’s principled decision on this matter was again reiterated on the occasion of the OTS summit held on 6 November 2024 in Bishkek[2].
The EU recognises only the Republic of Cyprus as a subject of international law, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions[3]. The EU expects the same from its partners. This message has been clearly conveyed to the Azerbaijani authorities.
- [1] https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ots-statement-high-representative-participation-prime-minister-orb%C3%A1n-informal-summit-organisation_en
- [2] https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/cyprus-statement-spokesperson-observer-status-turkish-cypriot-secessionist-entity-organisation_en and https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ots-statement-hrvp-josep-borrell-attempts-legitimise-turkish-cypriot-secessionist-entity_en
- [3] https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/58970?ln=en&v=pdf, https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/67600?ln=en&v=pdf