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As it may be known, this year's conference on climate change is to be held in Antalya-Turkey. The host country has failed to include Cyprus in information meetings and especially failed to invite Cyprus to the preparatory meeting for this conference in March 2026 held in New York. Further to this the Turks complained about the presence of a Cypriot delegate of the EU.

This action has infuriated the European Union and a European Commissioner said: "We are in contact with the Turkish authorities and have made it clear that the exclusion of a UN Member State from the preparatory process of the UN COP climate conference is not acceptable".

The EU has also raised the issue with the UN and co-host Australia. Turkey said that it will rectify this mistake, however,  this is not an oversight. It is part of a sustened and persistent policy by Turkey Not to recognise the Republic of Cyprus and, in fact, only refer to it as "the South Cypriot Administration"in violation of UN resolutions.

They are laughable!