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Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot Press and Other Media, 97-02-12
From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" <dist@hri.org>
TURKISH CYPRIOT PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA
No. 28/97 12.2.97
CONTENTS
[Á] ÍÅWS ITEMS
[01] EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON CYPRUS
[02] DENKTASH: BE READY TO SHOW THERE WILL BE NO SURRENDER
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON CYPRUS
Turkish daily Turkiye (8/2/97) publishes an interview with Egyptian Foreign
Minister 'Amr Mahmud Musa at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo.
Asked whether Egypt thinks of recognizing the so-called independence of the
pseudostate, Musa said:
"The problem between Turkey and Greece is a very old one. This should
be solved not through war but by peaceful means. There are intensive
efforts in that direction. We would recognize the result of an agreement.
We would accept the final decisions to be reached by the sides on the
Cyprus problem. At the moment multisided efforts are being exerted by the
UN, EU, and others. We have to wait for their results. Right now
recognition is not desired. We would of course recognize Cyprus if the
conditions for Cyprus' independence fully develop."
[02] DENKTASH: BE READY TO SHOW THERE WILL BE NO SURRENDER
According to TRT (1300 hours, 11/2/97) Rauf Denktash has alleged that the
countries that are closely interested in the solution of the Cyprus problem
have still not realized that peace cannot be based on injustice or
illegality. He said: "We must be prepared to carry out actions that will
show de facto that we will not surrender to injustice and unfairness."
In a statement to illegal TAK (Turkish Cypriot News Agency), Denktash
claimed that the United States, Britain, and the EU do not treat the
Turkish Cypriots and the Greek Cypriots equally.
Denktash said the Turkish Cypriots' expectations from third countries
are as follows: "We will insist on equal treatment. We want the Greek
Cypriot Administration to be told clearly that it is not the government of
the Turkish Cypriots, and that our representatives are given an equal right
to speak at all meetings where the Cyprus problem is discussed. We insist
on that. We also insist on the lifting of the inhuman embargoes."
Denktash said that third countries are getting ready to exert pressure
on the Turkish Cypriot side. "We must get ready to resist this pressure by
relying on justice and the law, and to raise our national resistance to the
highest level", he said. EF/MP
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