Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan criticized the Greek Cypriot administration on Wednesday in Brussels on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministersβ meeting, highlighting TΓΌrkiye-European Union relations and peace efforts in the Black Sea region.
Commenting on the latest developments, Fidan noted the complaints about the Greek Cypriot administration: "Whoever I speak with, they all complain about the Greek Cypriot administration. There is a problem here: The issue of the synergy area that concerns the fate of more than 400 million people in the EU, and TΓΌrkiye is being held hostage by a small group of people."
Recently, the Greek side on the island was slammed by Turkish officials and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) over the Greek Cypriot administration quietly receiving advanced Israeli air defense systems, its growing military ties with external actors and a newly resigned maritime boundary agreement with Lebanon that exceeds the authority of the Greek Cypriot side.
Turkish officials have also long complained that opposition from the Greek Cypriot administration, along with Athens, has hind
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