Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the resolution passed in the U.S. House of Representatives could undermine UN solution process ongoing in Cyprus and efforts for rapprochement between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots, Anadolu news agency reported.
Foreign Ministry released a statement and said U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday "calling for the protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom".
Ministry statement said the resolution was prepared in a biased way by only taking into consideration the allegations of the Greek Cypriot party.
The statement said the resolution, based on misinformation, included many mistake of facts that may undermine reliability of the House of Representatives.