text: I •.. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/966 s/ 2L398 Eugl ishpage 9 International i l leea.l itv of Greek Cvpr.iot act.ion. 15. The Turkish cypriots believe that the uni lateral aoolicar,ronby the Greek cypriots to join the communities is an inlernalionalact of an entirely different order of intensity and srgnrficanc€ toanythrng that has come before, The Counci I of Min.i sters of theEuropcan communities may not lawfully disregard the irlegality ofthe position and conduct of the Greek Cypriot regime rn Cyprus whenthe latter purports to present itself as the ,'government of lheRepublic of Cyprus. " The objecticn now raised by the TRNC onbehalf of the Turkish Cypriot people to the validity of theappl ication rests upon the lack of entitlement of tire Greek cypr.i otcommuni ty to make the appl ication in the name of ,.Cyprus" or,indeed, of "the Republic of Cyprus. " This objection rests onlyindirectly upon the constttutional illegitimicy of the GieekCypriot regime for it is possible to conce.i ve of cases in whrchmerely constitutional i1legitimacy would not preclucte a regime fromseeking admission to an i nternational organization on behaif of a9!gt": However, where, as in this case, the constitutionalillegitimacy occasions an international illegitimacy, Lhe positionrs quite d'i fferent and cannot be ignorect by the EuropeanCommunities. Moreover, in t,he case of Cyprus where the bi-communal ity of the state and its government was the preconditionfor legitimacy, this un.i Iateral act by Greek Cypriots is a clearand unacceptab le action to impose their politiial will on theTurkrsh cyp.i ots on a matt€r which will affect generations to come. 9reek crorigt appl ication violates international and constitutionalban on Enosi s.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a political issue related to the recognition of a government and its legitimacy, specifically in the context of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the Republic of Cyprus. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a legal or diplomatic context. The text references international organizations, constitutional illegitimacy, and bi-communal states, which further supports the conclusion that this is a political issue rather than one related to economic development or other areas.