As Turkey raises pitch, India reaffirms support for Cyprus
The development comes at a time when Turkey has been very vocal and continues to back Pakistan's line on Kashmir.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and reiterated India's "consistent support for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the Republic of Cyprus."The development comes at a time when Turkey has been very vocal and continues to back Pakistan's line on Kashmir. In fact, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke from the United Nations General Assembly on Kashmir, which may irk New Delhi.Cyprus and Turkey don't have very good ties as Turkey occupies the northern part of the island country. Recently, Ankara threatened Cyprus with its plan to drill in what Nicosia says is their "exclusive economic zone".Nicos Anastasiades speaking from UNGA said, "Turkey threatens Cyprus that there will be severe consequences if we proceed ahead with our energy programme... it threatens neighbouring states and energy companies, with which we are cooperating and have established conventional obligations".