The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the decision of the United States to designate the Greek Cypriot administration as an eligible country for arms sales and military training.

In its statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, “We condemn the decision published by the United States designating the Greek Cypriot administration as an eligible country for arms sales and military training. We share the views recorded in the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on this issue. We consider this decision, which will increase armament activities on the island, as a grave mistake. Considering that our region is going through an extremely sensitive period, all relevant parties should avoid provocative steps and act with common sense”.

The statement continued to voice its expectations from the new US administration, which will take office shortly and to reverse this erroneous step taken by the current President.

“As the Motherland and guarantor state Türkiye, we will continue to support the steps that the TRNC will take to increase its defense and deterrence capabilities” read the statement.