Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS 10 Grand Central. 155 E 44th Street. Suite 1710 Tel: (212) 687-2350 Fax: (212) 949-6872 E-mail: [email protected] 13 July 2020 Your Excellency, I have the honor to convey herewith a copy of the letter dated 13 July 2020 addressed to Your Excellency by H.E. Prof. Kudret Ozersay. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. This material is prepared, edited, issued or circulated by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, New York Office, 10 Grand Central - 155 E 44th Street, Suite 1710, New York, NY 10017, which is registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as an agent of the Turkish Republic H.E. Antonio Guterres of Northern Cyprus. This material is filed with the Secretary General of the United Nations Deparment of Justice where the required registration New York statement is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of the contents of this material by the United States Government. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM ; U v, TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTRY AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 13 July 2020 Excellency, I would like to bring to your kind attention the recent obstructive and arbitrary implementation on the pail of the Greek Cypriot administration as regards the crossings of Turkish Cypriot citizens ofdifferent origins as well as EU and foreign nationals from the crossing points to and from North Cyprus. As of 1 July 2020. such people who have arrived on the island via South Cyprus with the intention to cross to or from North Cyprus have been prevented by the Greek Cypriot administration. You will recall that in my letter addressed to You, on 24 February 2020. I have referred, inter alia, to the decision of the Greek Cypriot council of ministers, which approved a series of amendments to the Green Line Regulation's code of implementation (EU Council Regulation 866/2004). particularly prohibiting foreign nationals from crossing to North Cyprus. These amendments in question are in violation of the Green Line Regulation, which provides for crossing of the border by "all citizens of Southern C 'yprus, EU citizens and third-country nationals who are legally residing in Northern Cyprus, and by all EU citizens and third country nationals who entered the island through Southern Cyprus". Though the said amendments made by the Greek Cypriot administration is referred to as the GLR's Code of Implementation, what, in fact, is done by the Greek Cypriot leadership is changing the very substance, content and spirit of the GLR. which can only be amended by the EU. It is unquestionable that This material is prepared, edited, issued or circulated by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, New York Office, 10 Grand Central - 155 E 44th Street, Suite 1710, New H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Yor*t» NY 10017, which is registered under the Foreign Secretary-General of the United Nations Agents Registration Act as an agent of the Turkish Republic New York. Northern Cyprus. This material is filed with the Deparment of Justice where the required registration statement is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of the contents of this material by the United States Government. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM the recent Greek Cypriot implementation, preventing crossings of Turkish Cypriot citizens of different origins as well as foreign nationals from the crossing points between North and South Cyprus, is an attempt to put unilaterally the said Code of Implementation into practice, which, in fact, has not been seen or approved by the European Commission. The fact that this unacceptable implementation is furthered by the Greek Cypriot administration, at a time when measures taken at the crossing points in relation to COVID-19 pandemic have been eased, shows that this administration is bent on even exploiting a humanitarian issue such as a pandemic as a pretext to suit its political agenda. If this decision was taken for health purposes, the people in question would not have been allowed to enter South Cyprus in the first place. However, they have been allowed to enter South Cyprus and now they are stuck there unable to cross to and from North Cyprus. It is clear that this ill-intentioned and politically-motivated implementation is part and parcel of the general policy of the Greek Cypriot leadership to harm the economy and curtail the tourism of North Cyprus. This, unfortunately, not only blatantly violates freedom of movement of people, including EU nationals, but also poisons the already delicate relations between the two peoples on the island and their administrations. The fact that the Greek Cypriot administration is determined to hamper the Turkish Cypriot economy and tourism is also evident from the Greek Cypriot leadership's decision, whilst opening the other crossing points, not to open the Lokmaci (Ledra Street) crossing point, w hich facilitates entrance of tourists from South Cyprus to North Cyprus, contributing enormously to the businesses around the area. Moreover. the Greek Cypriot administration is allowing entrance of people from 22 countries, which have high numbers of Coronavirus without PCR tests into South Cyprus, while asking for PCR tests (72 hours of validity requirement) for each crossing to and from . This material is prepared. >dited, issued or circulated by North Cyprus, showing that the said admimstratithfeiTuWrts^t^0«bRf,6'f(NBWfe^R^pYjipNew York Office, cross to the Turkish Cypriot side for economic acj?vjpy^ucf’^ntr 171°- New which is registered under the Foreign shopping at supermarkets etc. Agents Registration Act as an agent of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This material is filed with the Deparment of Justice where the required registration statement is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of the contents of this material by the United States Government. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM I hope and trust that the United Nations will not remain silent and will take concrete steps to counter this politically motivated, provocative and arbitrary implementation that violates the free movement of people, including those of EU nationals: damages the Turkish Cypriot economy at large and fuels the deep crisis of confidence between the two peoples on the island. I would like to note that unless this hostile policy changes, my Government will be forced to take reciprocal steps. Lastly. I would like to take this opportunity to inform You that a Declaration, enclosed herewith, has been co-signed by all the political parties in our Legislative Assembly today on this issue, which calls upon the Greek Cypriot administration to halt this destructive implementation. Please accept. Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Prof. Kudret Ozersay Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Enclosed: Co-signed Declaration and its translation. Cc: H.E. Ms. Elizabeth Spehar Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Nicosia. This material is prepared, edited, issued or circulated by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, New York Office, 10 Grand Central - 155 E 44th Street, Suite 1710, New York, NY 10017, which is registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as an agent of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This material is filed with the Deparment of Justice where the required registration statement is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of the contents of this material by the United States Government. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM llj^Zozo Giiney Kibns Rum Yonetiminin Ye§il Hat Ttiztigu’ne dair kuraltann uygulamasmi tek yanli olarak degi$tirerek, yabancilann iki taraf arasmdaki seyahatini engelleme yonunde uygulamalar ba§lattigi gozlemlenmektedir. 1 Temmuz 2020 tarihinden itibaren iki taraf arasmda bireylerin serbest dola§imina, ve KKTC turizm faaliyetlerine ve ekonomisine zarar verecegi a$ikar olan bu yakla§ima derhal son verilmesi gerekmektedir. KKTC Cumhuriyet Meclisi’nde temsil edilen turn siyasi parti ler Giiney Kibns Rum Yonetimi’ne Ye§il Hat Tuziigu’ndeki haklann yasaklayici bir mantikla smirlandirilmasi anlamini ta§iyan bu uygulamaya derhal son vermesi ve AB yetkililerine de Rum tarafimn bireylerin ge?i§ kapilarindan ge9i§ haklari konusunda salgin oncesindeki duruma geri donmesi konusunda derhal gereken inisiyatifi almasi konusunda fagri yapar. epared, edited, issued or circulate J by fflWlirRkK Republic of Northern Cyprus, New York OiO' fice, Central.entral - 155 E 44th Street, Suite 1710, 'Jewview Wrk, NY 10017, which is registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as an agent of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This material is filed with the Deparment of Justice where the required registration statement is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of the contents of this mat ‘rial by the United States Government. Received bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/13/2020 4:25:39 PM 13 July 2020 It is being observed that the Greek Cypriot Administration has initiated implementations aimed at preventing the travel of foreigners between the two sides by way of unilaterally making changes to the implementation rules of the Green Line Regulation.