By Christina Agathou
The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned Russian citizens about the dangers of buying land in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.
In a public statement, Deputy Director of Press and Information Department, Maria Zakharova, stated that the administration in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus is an illegal state, and acquisition of any property should be avoided.
She stresses that the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is an illegal entity which was declared in the Turkish occupied areas of the independent and internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus.
Zakharova points out that UN Security has condemned this illegal action in its resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984).
”Buying a property in occupied Cyprus is illegal since several properties legally belong to Greek Cypriots who fled their homes after the invasion of Turkish occupation troops in 1974. The property market is at great risk because of the legal lawsuits filed by the owners,” Zakharova warns.
She also explains that under the Criminal Code of Cyprus, the purchase of any property without the consent of the legal owner consists of fraud and is punishable by imprisonment for seven years.
The Russian Foreign Ministry urges Russian citizens to be informed in detail about this issue. They also stressed that UNSC resolution 550 reaffirms the call upon all states not to recognize the purported state in occupied Cyprus set up by secessionist acts, and also calls for them not to facilitate or assist this secessionist entity in any way.
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