The Greek press has spread false information claiming that a direct flight from Azerbaijan to Southern Cyprus has been established.

Axar.az reports that according to the Greek media, direct flights from Baku to Larnaca, Southern Cyprus, have allegedly begun, with the first flight supposedly taking place on August 21.

However, a brief investigation reveals that the Greek side deliberately spread this false information for political purposes, intending to create discontent against Azerbaijan among the population of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

In fact, the situation concerns the travel of Baku's "Zira" football team to Southern Cyprus for a UEFA Conference League match against the "Omonia" team. The "Zira" team flew from Baku to Larnaca on a charter flight on August 21 for the match, which took place on August 22.

On August 23, the "Zira" team returned to Baku on a charter flight from Larnaca. Despite being aware of this, the Greek side presented the team's flight as the start of direct flights between Azerbaijan and Southern Cyprus, spreading false information.

It is well known that Azerbaijan neither has diplomatic relations with Southern Cyprus nor plans to establish such relations. On the contrary, Azerbaijan has recently begun to strengthen its relations with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

There is no doubt that the Greek side resorted to such cheap tactics to undermine the relations between Azerbaijan and Northern Cyprus.