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The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned a plan by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders to partially reopen the abandoned resort of Varosha and called for an immediate reversal of the decision, Reuters reported.
Turkish Cypriots, backed by Ankara, said on Tuesday that part of Varosha – now a military zone and an area touted in the past to be returned to rival Greek Cypriots – would come under civilian control, and be open for potential resettlement.
“The Security Council calls for the immediate reversal of this course of action and the reversal of all steps taken on Varosha since October 2020,” the 15-member body said in a statement on Friday.
The move by the Turkish Cypriots triggered an angry reaction from Cyprus’s internationally recognized Greek Cypriot government, and a chorus of disapproval from Western powers, led by the United States which called the move “unacceptable.” Turkey has shrugged off the criticism.
