Prime Minister \u00dcnal \u00dcstel reacted to the summit held in Israel by Greece, Israel, and the Greek Cypriot Administration which was presented as an \u201caxis of deterrence\u201d against T\u00fcrkiye and the Turkish Cypriot people.<\/p>\n
\u00dcstel stated: \u201cThese steps are not only a sign of hostility; they are also a new and dangerous dagger thrust into the heart of peace in the Eastern Mediterranean. No military plan targeting T\u00fcrkiye and the Turkish Cypriot people is legitimate or sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a written statement, Prime Minister \u00dcstel said that they are carefully and critically observing this approach, which chooses to escalate tensions, promote military bloc formations, and pursue exclusionary policies instead of strengthening the ground for peace, stability, and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
Emphasizing that presentation of a so-called \u2018Rapid Reaction Force\u2019 of 2,500 personnel by Israel, Greece, and the Greek Cypriot Administration as an \u201caxis of deterrence\u201d against T\u00fcrkiye and the Turkish Cypriot people is a clear sign of hostility, \u00dcstel noted that this initiative is a dangerous step threatening peace in the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
\u00dcstel stressed that the mentality which plunged the Republic of Cyprus into bloodshed in 1963 is the same mentality now attempting to establish an anti-T\u00fcrkiye military force in the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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