Turkiye on Friday criticized the Greek Cypriot administration’s increased armament activities and warned such actions could undermine regional stability and peace.

Axar.az reports citing Turkish media.

"This misguided policy could further undermine the stability and peace of our region and will lead to an arms race on the island,” a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said.

It said that Türkiye shared the views expressed in a statement made on the issue by the Foreign Ministry of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

The TRNC’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed concerns over the intensification of the Greek Cypriot administration’s military activities, “bolstered by ‘strategic partnership’ with support from powers like the United States.”

“We have repeatedly emphasized that the support extended by the US to the Greek Cypriot administration, under the pretext of a strategic partnership, alongside military cooperation with countries like Israel and France, threatens to disrupt the fragile balances in the region,” it said.

The ministry said it will continue its efforts to “oppose attempts to transform Southern Cyprus into a military base in line with the interests of specific powers.”

It slammed the Greek Cypriot administration's activities under the pretext of a so-called "security threat," saying it would lead to a “disaster for the entire island in the future.”

The ministry also called on relevant parties to “act with reason” and call on international actors to “avoid encouraging” the Greek Cypriot administration.