Cyprus Accuses Turkey of Blocking €1.9 Billion Power Link as U.N. Rift Deepens

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 1

Constantinos Kombos said Turkey is obstructing the €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector through what Cyprus calls illegal exclusive-economic-zone claims, stalling a cable meant to link Israel, Cyprus and Greece.
1,000 megawatts of planned capacity and more than 1,200 kilometers of subsea cable would connect Cyprus to Europe’s grid; the EU has already committed €657 million to the Cyprus-Crete section.
At the U.N., Kombos also blasted Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Gaza rhetoric as "hypocritical and provocative," arguing Ankara invokes the U.N. Charter abroad while violating Cyprus’ sovereignty at home.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, and Kombos said any renewed reunification talks depend on Turkey backing away from a two-state approach that conflicts with long-standing U.N. parameters.
The dispute comes as Cyprus deepens security ties with Washington and voices concern that any future U.S. F-35 sale to Turkey could upset regional balances.