Cyprus protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested at the UN over Turkey's violations of the island's national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations and the illegal use of closed ports and airports.
In a letter to UNSG Antonio Guterres, the Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations, Polly Ioannou, enclosed four documents detailing the violations in the months of March and April 2019.
Ioannou said the persistent policy of violating international law and breaching international rules and regulations is a constant threat to international peace and security, has a negative impact on regional stability, jeopardizes the safety of international civil aviation, creates difficulties for air traffic over Cyprus and prevents the creation of an enabling environment to pursue the Cyprus peace process.

She also said that Turkey...

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