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Daily Express: Plans to turn occupied Varosha into “Vegas of the Med” could drag King Charles into row

"Everything that needs to be done through diplomatic channels, rest assured that it is being done", the President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulidis stated

Newsroom February 13 03:03

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides was asked today to comment on a publication by the British newspaper Daily Express, according to which the Turks are planning to turn Varosha (a closed area in Famagusta) into Las Vegas with massive investments, while reportedly there is a hotel owned by King Charles.

“We monitor all publications, many times we have seen similar publications in the past, our diplomatic mission, the High Commission in London, is investigating the issue, and rest assured that everything that needs to be done through diplomatic channels is being done,” he said.

According to the Daily Express, the intention of the Turks may create a serious diplomatic issue between London and Nicosia.

The newspaper, citing sources from the Turkish-Cypriot pseudo-state, states that King Charles is the owner of the Golden Sands hotel, which remains in ruins 50 years after the Turkish invasion.

Golden Sands operated in the summer of 1974, a month before the Turkish invasion, and was declared the first seven-star hotel in the world.

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It was so large that it had an internal railway to transport guests.

The British royal family has denied in the past that the hotel belongs to them, and there are unanswered questions as to whether it is currently being used by the British Forces, while there is no confirmation from the British MoD.

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