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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-10-15

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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>

  • [01]Wednesday, 15 October 2003 Resolution of the Cyprus problem requires shift in Ankara's intransigent policy, says President Papadopoulos
  • [02] Cyprus' UN Representative protests to Kofi Annan for threats against T/C journalists in the occupied areas

    [01] Resolution of the Cyprus problem requires shift in Ankara's intransigent policy, says President Papadopoulos

    The President of the Republic, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, has stressed that the solution of the Cyprus problem presupposed a shift in Turkey's intransigent policies in Cyprus and not the withdrawal of some 5,000 Turkish occupation troops. Speaking yesterday at Larnaca Airport prior to his departure for Luxembourg, Mr Papadopoulos said he was not aware of any reports suggesting that Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul planned to announce, during his forthcoming trip to Athens, the withdrawal of 5,000 occupation troops from the island. In further statements, the President said there would not be a joint meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Greece, the USA and Turkey, and Mr Colin Powell's passing through Athens just happened to coincide with Mr Gul's visit to the Greek capital. As regards President Papadopoulos' two-day official visit to Luxembourg, he will be meeting today the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, the Great Duke of Luxembourg Henri, the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Mr Jean Spautz, and Luxembourg's Mayor, Mr Paul Heiminger. He will also visit the European Court of Justice, where he will hold talks with the Court's President, Mr Vassilios Skouris and with the President of the European Court of First Instance, Mr Bo Vesterdorf. During his contacts, the President said he would be discussing the Cyprus issue, Cyprus' EU harmonisation process and its participation in EU institutions, and bilateral matters. Mr Papadopoulos and the Cyprus delegation accompanying him, including Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou, will depart later today for Brussels to attend the European Council meeting.

    [02] Cyprus' UN Representative protests to Kofi Annan for threats against T/C journalists in the occupied areas

    Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, has sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, bringing to the latter's attention the recent threats against the Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (formerly Avrupa) and the lives of its journalists, Sener Levent and Ali Osman. In the letter, dated 9 October 2003, Mr Mavroyiannis recalled that on 5 October 2003 members of the extremist "Grey Wolves" organisation, mainly of Turkish mainland origin, gathered in front of the offices of the newspaper, in occupied Nicosia, and extended threats against its journalists. Cyprus' UN Representative noted that "the incident follows a series of threats and acts of intimidation against those Turkish Cypriots who disagree with Turkey's policy in Cyprus and have the courage to publicly challenge Turkey's military presence on the island and Mr Denktash's negative approach to the Cyprus problem". He added that "it constitutes part of a well known and long standing systematic policy of the occupying power and its subordinate local administration to eliminate any critical point of view coming from the Turkish Cypriots that support the idea of a reunited Cyprus, free of occupation troops and a member of the European Union". Mr Mavroyiannis underlined that the Government of Cyprus strongly condemned the provocative attempts to suppress free speech in the occupied part of the island and expressed grave concern for the threat against the lives of the two Turkish Cypriot journalists of Afrika. "In this respect we appeal to Your Excellency to exercise your influence upon Turkey in order to exert pressure on Mr Denktash and to instruct its military and other agents, to respect the human rights of the Turkish Cypriots and their fundamental liberties of free expression and speech and cease the harassment of those who dare to express freely their opinions", he added. Mr Mavroyiannis requested that the letter would be circulated as a document of the Security Council and the General Assembly.

    From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/


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