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Post by Arxileas on Oct 21, 2008 1:11:14 GMT -5
Posting it here, since no activity in the Cyprus sub forum.
Greek Cyprus irked by Turkey Security Council seat Monday, October 20, 2008
NICOSIA - Agence France - Presse
Greek Cyprus voiced objections Saturday over Turkey's election to the U.N. Security Council, accusing Turkey of violating the world body's own resolutions against its occupation of part of the island.
"Certainly it does not please us that a country that occupies a part of the Cyprus Republic and violates the human rights of the Cypriot people is elected as a member of the Security Council," Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias told reporters.
"It is a reality now but we will act to show that Turkey shouldn't have become a Security Council member," he added.
The NATO and prospective European Union member has been taking a more active diplomatic role in the region in recent months, brokering peace talks between Israel and Syria since May.
Cyprus was divided after a 1974 Turkish intervention triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. Turkey has had an estimated 40,000 troops on the island. It has no relations with the internationally recognized Cyprus government, maintaining ties instead with the Turkish Cypriot state declared in 1983.
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Post by rex362 on Oct 21, 2008 10:01:04 GMT -5
thats what happens when you don't go with the flow .......
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Post by Red Brigade on Oct 25, 2008 8:58:32 GMT -5
Greece did not veto Turkey because Turkey didn't veto Greece either 2 years ago. It was an agreement between the two countries.
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