The international condemnation was caused by the unprecedented incidents on the green line of Cyprus with Turkish Cypriots to attack UN forces.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the Turkish Cypriots’ unacceptable attack on blue-collar workers, which “may constitute serious crimes under international law,” according to a press release issued in New York by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

The UN Secretary-General “condemns the attack” carried out yesterday “by Turkish Cypriot security personnel” and resulted in “injuries” of UNFICYP blue-collar workers, in the dead zone near Pyla, the text states.

The blue-collar men were “preventing unauthorized construction activity in the area as per their mandate, it added.

Mr. Guterres “emphasizes that threats to the security of UN peacekeepers and damage to UN property are unacceptable and may constitute serious crimes under international law,” the statement continued.

The UN Secretary-General calls on the Turkish Cypriot side to “respect” the authority of UNFICYP and to “immediately” withdraw its personnel and machinery “from the neutral zone”.

The UNFICYP members attacked by Turkish Cypriot police were British and Slovak blue-collar workers.

The episode was condemned by EUAs well as Britainthe USA and the Francewho expressed their “concern” about the arbitrary works in a joint statement.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna expressed Paris’ “strong concern” during a telephone conversation with her Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan.

Nicosia’s reaction

The government representative of the Republic of Cyprus Konstantinos Letympiotis stresses that the Turkish occupation regime is attempting to create new settlements within the dead zone in the Pylas area, planning illegal entry into the area for the construction of a road that will connect the occupied village of Arsos with an advanced illegal military outpost of the occupation regime.

Images of a bulldozer pushing a car with UNFIQIP insignia have gone around the world exposing the Turkish Cypriot side.

Men of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus are attacked by Turkish Cypriots in the dead zone in Pyla in Cyprus.

The blue helmets are trying with vehicles to block the illegal construction work carried out by the occupying regime violating the neutral status of the area.

Many Turkish Cypriots, however, react by turning the area into a battlefield

The UN blue-collar workers impound the cars in order to block the work. The Turkish Cypriots ram these vehicles with excavators without calculating anything.

According to the Press Representative of the United Nations peacekeeping force, 3 men of the group are hospitalized, of which 2 have suffered serious injuries.

“Bad things. We don’t know what will happen. We don’t know where we belong».

“I heard the helicopter before 7.00 coming towards this area. I say something is happening. The United Nations went on the alert and got their cars and drove up..”

These were commented indicatively by Theoharis Kyriakou and Michalis Paraskevas, residents of Pyla on the sidelines of the events that caused a worldwide sensation.

The Pyla area is inside the dead zone with the Turkish Cypriots starting work without UN permission.

“Threats to the safety of UN peacekeepers and damage to UN property are unacceptable and constitute a serious crime under international law that will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law“, said the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on the occasion of the developments.

The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the telephone conversation he had with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis condemned the attack by the Turkish Cypriots against the UN peacekeeping forces.

“I expressed my strong disapproval of the unacceptable attacks by Turkish Cypriots against the members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus, in the area of ​​Pyla. Greece and Cyprus are perfectly coordinated to take the appropriate actions at the international level” he said, while with a harsh announcement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares how it is necessary to avoid any kind of activity that will cause further escalation.

“Attempting to create a dead zone within the dead zone is a flagrant violation of the status quo, while attacking UN peacekeepers is an act of contempt for international law. Similar actions do not contribute at all to the efforts of the UN to revive the talks for the solution of the Cyprus issue“, he underlined in a related announcement.

Both the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Parliament, expressed their concern about the incident. Roberta Metzola.

“We strongly condemn the attack on the UN mission in Cyprus by Turkish Cypriot personnel in Pyla today. Ensuring the safety of peacekeepers and de-escalation must remain a priority»

“I condemn these attacks. Trust and not violence must be the way to the future“, they commented respectively with their posts on X.

The events in Cyprus also condemn the opposition parties.

As SYRIZA P.S. pointed out, they must be highlighted at the international and European level, in order for there to be constant pressure on the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot sides to end this dangerous policy.

At the same time, for an attempt to create fait accompli, which is still the standard practice of the Turkish forces and the pseudo-state, the Dimitris ManzosHead of PASOK Foreign Office – KINAL.

The Special Representative of the UN in Cyprus and head of the peacekeeping force of the international organization, Colin Stewart, is in communication with both sides on the island and with the governments of countries in the Security Council of the United Nations in order to avoid further tensions and to reach a settlement of this matter through dialogue.