People walk inside an area fenced off by the Turkish military since 1974 in the abandoned coastal area of Varosha, a suburb of the town of Famagusta in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, October 8, 2020. © Reuters / Harun Ucar
Athens has called on Ankara to step back from reopening a beach resort in Northern Cyprus, which had been abandoned since the 1974 conflict on the island, and said the issue could be brought before EU leaders next week.
Northern Cyprus recently reopened part of the fenced-off town of Varosha in Famagusta, allowing public access for the first time in 46 years.
Greece considers the move “incongruous with a decision at a European leaders meeting last week,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas said in Athens on Thursday. “Turkey has to take a step back,” Petsas added, warning that Greece and Cyprus could bring the issue before an EU summit scheduled for October 15-16. (RT)
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