The self-declared "foreign ministry" of the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus has claimed that the undersea cable connect...

The self-declared "foreign ministry" of the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus has claimed that the undersea cable connecting Greece and Cyprus violates the rights of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots, backing a statement Ankara issued on November 6. The claim frames the infrastructure project as an infringement rather than a bilateral development between two sovereign states. No legal basis or specific treaty provision was cited in the declaration, and the assertion carries no standing under international law, as the entity issuing it is not recognized by any country except Turkey. Ankara's November 6 statement, which the occupied north's administration is now publicly endorsing, appears to be part of a coordinated effort to cast the Greece-Cyprus cable as a contested project. The cable is a legitimate energy and connectivity initiative between Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, both recognized internationally. Turkey and its administration in the north have a history of objecting to energy and infrastructure projects in the Eastern Mediterranean that bypass Turkish participation or approval. Greece and Cyprus have consistently rejected any claim that Turkey holds veto power over their bilateral projects. The Republic of Cyprus is a sovereign UN member state. Its right to pursue infrastructure agreements with Greece, a fellow EU member, is not subject to approval from Ankara or any entity it sponsors in occupied territory. #Cyprus #Greece #EasternMediterranean