NICOSIA, Cyprus — Breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically-divided Cyprus needto do their share in stemming migrant arrivals, a senior European Union authorities stated Saturday, as the number of asylum-seekers has shot up substantially so far this year.
European Commission Vice President Margharitis Schinas stated that Turkish Cypriot authorities needto likewise be held liable for suppressing migrant arrivals.
“We won’t let the Turkish Cypriot neighborhood to thinkabout itself neutral in what is going on,” Schinas stated after goingto updated centers at the Pournara migrant reception camp exterior the capital. “They should likewise presume their share of obligation and we’ll discover a method to remind them.”
Cyprus was split along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey attacked following a coup intended at union with Greece. Only Turkey acknowledges a Turkish Cypriot statement of self-reliance. Cypriot federalgovernment authorities state the frustrating bulk of migrant arrivals happens bymeansof Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot north t