The Ministry of Overseas Affairs calls on the worldwide neighborhood to assist the preservation of the ecumenical character of monuments such because the Chora Monastery in Istanbul, whereas condemning Turkey's choice to show it right into a mosque.
In keeping with an announcement from the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, “the implementation of Turkey's choice to function the Chora Monastery in Istanbul as a Muslim mosque violates the UNESCO conference, which has listed it as a monument of world cultural heritage.”
He notes that as a sufferer state of the identical strategy by Turkey for 50 consecutive years, Cyprus unequivocally condemns such actions.
“We name on the worldwide neighborhood to assist the preservation of the common character of such monuments and the safety of non secular and cultural heritage,” the announcement concludes.
