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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-02-14
CONTENTS
[01] GOVERNMENT - TURKEY
[02] HOUSE PRESIDENT - TURKEY
[01] GOVERNMENT - TURKEY
Cyprus Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardis condemned as
illegal Turkey`s decision to conduct oil exploration in the
Mediterranean, adding that Cyprus will proceed with its plans as
scheduled.
Replying to questions after a Council of Ministers meeting, Government
Spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardis said that ``even if the date for
implementing Turkey`s decision to conduct exploration in the
Mediterranean remains undetermined, the Cyprus government condemns this
decision as illegal and examines ways of reaction.``
Pashiardis said that tomorrow the official opening of Cyprus First
Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Round offshore Cyprus will take place
as planned, but refrained from making any other comments.
[02] HOUSE PRESIDENT - TURKEY
Cyprus House President Demetris Christofias deplored as ``moves of
diversion`` Turkish National and Natural Gas Company`s (TPAO) decision
to conduct oil researches in the Mediterranean, at a region at the
south of Antalya and at the west of Cyprus.
Replying to questions after arriving in Cyprus from China where he held
an official visit, Christofias said that Turkey`s decision ``provokes
the reaction of all of us, because these actions of diversion in which
Turkey is proceeding are moves that show once more that Turkey is an
occupying force and that it does not respect the international law and
the law of the sea.``
``Turkey does not respect the sovereignty of its neighbouring states,``
Christofias added, noting ``we are not only referring to Cyprus, part
of which Turkey is occupying but other neighbouring states such as
Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.``
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