Deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan posted the following on his Facebook page:

“Today marks the 46th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus during which thousands of Cypriots were killed or wounded and more than 200,000 people became refugees.

To this day, Northern Cyprus remains occupied by the Turkish authorities.

Turkey’s ongoing provocative, destructive and unlawful actions in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the even more belligerent policy undermines peace and stability in the region.

Armenia expresses its full and unconditional support to and solidarity with Cyprus and its people on the occasion of this tragic anniversary and reaffirms its support to Cyprus to settle the conflict.”