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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-01-23
CONTENTS
[01] GOVERNMENT TURKISH CONFESSION REACTION
[02] IACOVOU NAMI MEETING
[01] GOVERNMENT TURKISH CONFESSION REACTION
The government has expressed shock about a self-confession by a Turk,
who said he killed ten Greek Cypriots during Turkeys 1974 invasion. It
also pointed out that the testimony has to be investigated. Attila
Olgac, a Turkish actor who served in Cyprus during the 1974 Turkish
invasion of Cyprus, has told a TV show in Turkey that he killed ten
Greek Cypriots in cold blood.
The government, its Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said, will take
all necessary steps with regard to this issue. We express our shock
about the confession of the Turkish actor Olgac, which reveals the
brutality and the barbarity of Turkey in 1974, as well as the fact that
Turkey has violated international law and specifically the Geneva
Convention, Stephanou said.
The Government Spokesman pointed out that the confession stresses
Turkeys obligation to fully implement a decision of the European Court
of Human Rights, in the 4th Interstate Application of Cyprus v Turkey,
and in the cases of Greek Cypriot missing persons versus Turkey.
[02] IACOVOU NAMI MEETING
George Iacovou, Presidential Commissioner, and Ozdil Nami, advisor of
the Turkish Cypriot leader, have accomplished an important job by
reviewing the issues which have arisen during talks on governance,
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said.
Talks are taking place between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and the
Turkish Cypriot communities since September last year, to find a
political settlement in Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish
invasion.
Stephanou said that Iacovou and Nami noted down the several topics
discussed during the direct negotiations on the issue of governance and
classified the convergences and the divergences on that issue. They
have done a very important job, and next week they will meet again to
conclude it, Stephanou added.
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