PROVOCATION - Turkey To Cyprus: "You Will Share Your Deposits!"

Ankara threatened Cyprus on Sunday with a general crisis through its Foreign Ministry, which -according to the Greek press- is in perfect alignment with the US State Department. In fact both Turkey and the US agree that Greek Cypriots are not the only residents of the island and should therefore share the wealth which is located south of the divided island. Athens is suspiciously silent, and one really has to wonder why. Is the Greek State Berlin's "long arm" in the region now, or is this part of a wider strategy?

    “Possible plans to put the island’s joint resources as collateral for ‘a solidarity fund’ or any other loan agreement is just another reflection of the Greek Cypriot illusion that it was the sole owner of the entire island and it risks a fresh crisis in the region,” the statement said.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry even had the audacity to say that the "fundamental rights" of the "Turkish people" (or the invaders on the other side of the island) are being denied because they are not benefiting from these resources.

The Ministry also noted that Anakara is determined to continue providing support to the Turkish Cypriot side and at the same time protect its rights and interests in its own continental shelf. (Since when did Turkey gain rights?)

 In a phone conversation Saturday with his US counterpart, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also conveyed Turkey’s objections to the Greek Cypriot plan, saying, “Turkey will not accept Greek Cypriot administration’s use of its economic dire straits as an excuse for ‘a fait-accompli.’”

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