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5 October, 2018Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay stated that the UN military camp in Gazimağusa city centre should be evacuated.
In his statement to Turkish News Agency, Özersay stated that they officially demanded the removal of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force military camp in Gazimağusa, also known as Stephanie Camp, at the meeting held with the UN high level officials during his recent visit to New York.
Emphasizing that the military camp which has been located in Gazimağusa since 1964 and is in the middle of a housing area, in which thousands of university students are living, Özersay added that it is also not convenient to use such an area for military purposes any more. Özersay said: “This camp can be converted to a city park full of trees for public use. We want the UN to leave this area.”
Özersay continued: “Our concern is not to prevent the UN from fulfilling their duties and we informed them that if they so wish we can provide a different area if they want to move this military camp to another place, but we do not want the UN to stay here anymore. In this age, the existence of such a military camp in the middle of the city is wrong in every respect.