Cypriot FM criticizes Turkish threats against Syria

Cyprus's foreign minister, currently visiting Egypt, has expressed his belief that the Turkish-Syrian crisis that recently erupted came about due to the internal situation in Turkey. In press statements following his meeting with the Egyptian president in Cairo on Thursday, the Cypriot FM criticized the Turkish threats to use military force as a means in politics.

He called upon the international community to reject such an inclination and not to permit it. He added that he discussed with President Mubarak during their meeting Cypriot- Egyptian relations. He described the meeting as very friendly.