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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-11-13
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
[01]Thursday, 13 November 2003 Foreign Minister says CoE Committee of
Ministers gives Turkey one week notice to pay compensation to Titina
Loizidou
[02] CoE Committee of Ministers adopts interim resolution on Loizidou
case
[01] Foreign Minister says CoE Committee of Ministers gives Turkey one week
notice to pay compensation to Titina Loizidou
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Georgios Iacovou, announced yesterday
that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) had given
Turkey a week's notice to compensate Greek Cypriot Titina Loizidou for loss
of use of her property in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus. In a
written statement, Mr Iacovou noted the following: "The Committee of
Ministers of the Council of Europe at today's meeting adopted the Forth
Interim Resolution in connection with the European Court of Human Rights'
decision of 28 July 1998 in the case of Loizidou against Turkey. The
resolution was supported by all member states of the Council of Europe,
except Turkey. The resolution gives Turkey a week's notice to pay the
compensation. At the same time the Committee expresses its determination to
take all necessary measures against Turkey should the latter once again
fail to pay the compensation. The Committee of Ministers expresses its
strong disapproval of the fact that Turkey has not yet complied with its
obligation, under Article 46 of the European Convention of Human Rights, to
implement the above Decision of the European Court. At the same time, it
reaffirms Turkey's obligation for unconditional compliance with the Court's
Decisions and calls on her to re-evaluate its position and pay the
compensation. The Committee of Ministers reached today's Decision following
Turkey's refusal to pay the compensation and her insistence on unacceptable
terms that offended the authority of the Court and of the Council of
Europe. I express hope that Turkey, in the context of its European
aspirations, will at long last comply with the Decisions of the European
Court of Human Rights thus, respecting the principles and institutions of
the European legal order.
I express my thanks to the Government of Greece for its valuable help, to
EU member states and the Council of Europe member states for their
consistent and principled position. I also express satisfaction with the
way the diplomatic service and Cyprus' Permanent Delegation to the Council
of Europe have handled the issue."
[02] CoE Committee of Ministers adopts interim resolution on Loizidou
case
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted yesterday, at the
860th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, the following Interim Resolution
(ResDH (2003)) concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human
Rights of 28 July 1998 in the case of Loizidou against Turkey : "The
Committee of Ministers, having regard to the judgment of the European Court
of Human Rights ("the Court") of 28 July 1998 in the case of Loizidou
against Turkey and transmitted the same date to the Committee for
supervision of execution in accordance with Article 46 § 2 of the European
Convention on Human Rights ("the Convention"); Recalling that, in that
judgment, the Court held that Turkey was to pay to the applicant as just
satisfaction specific sums for damages and for costs and expenses;
Recalling its three earlier Interim Resolutions and the fact that on 19
June 2003, before the Committee of Ministers, the Turkish authorities
declared unambiguously that they had initiated the measures necessary to
enable the Committee to take note of payment of the just satisfaction award
and approve a draft final resolution at the DH meeting on 7 and 8 October
2003; Recalling that it was clear that this payment had to intervene before
the examination of the draft final resolution; Very deeply deploring the
fact that Turkey did not honour its undertaking and has thus still not
complied with its obligation under Article 46 of the Convention to abide by
this judgment, Stressing anew that the obligation to comply with the
Court's judgments is unconditional;
Strongly urges Turkey to reconsider its position and to pay without any
conditions whatsoever the just satisfaction awarded to the applicant by the
Court, within one week, i.e. 19 November 2003 at the latest; Declares the
Committee's resolve to take all adequate measures against Turkey if Turkey
fails once more to pay the just satisfaction awarded by the Court to the
applicant."
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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