Occupied north rejects EU appointment of Fitto as Cyprus problem envoy

The Turkish Cypriot “administration” in the occupied north, in a statement issued by its self-styled “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” and released through its Public Information Office, has rejected the European Commission’s appointment of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as its special representative for Cyprus.

The statement described the appointment, made on the recommendation of the Republic of Cyprus, as “unilateral and illegal” and said it would never be accepted by the Turkish...