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[paliometoxo]

NICOSIA --- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has recently rejected two Turkish demands regarding Greek Cypriot applications against Turkey, concerning property claims.

Turkey demanded that 12 appeals by Greek Cypriots, for which the Court had condemned Turkey, are referred to the Court’s plenary. Moreover, Turkey demanded that 20 more Greek Cypriot applications against Turkey are ‘frozen’. The ECHR has rejected both demands.

In statements to CNA, lawyer Achilleas Demetriades said that the rejection of Turkey’s first demand by the Court is a very important development, since this decision reaffirms the current position of the Court, namely that Turkey continues to violate human rights of Greek Cypriots who have properties in the areas which are under Turkish occupation since 1974.

[Oracle]

This is extremely significant.

I hope President Christofias uses it to full advantage as leverage for the removal of the illegal occupation.