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Greece calls on Turkey to pull out of Cyprus

Demetris Droutsas, the Greek foreign minister, made the call after meeting Cypriot President Demetris Christofias.

"I urge Turkey to withdraw its occupation troops from Cyprus. The Cyprus problem is one of invasion and occupation. This we have not forgotten," he said.

A foreign ministry spokesman later said until "the Cyprus problem is resolved, no progress can be made in the accession negotiations of Turkey to the European Union."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... yprus.html

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Greece minister criticises Turkey for church damage

(AFP) Posted Thursday September 9, 2010 - 10:04am

Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas on Thursday criticised Turkey's "systematic looting" of churches in Northern Cyprus since the 1974 invasion.

The criticism came shortly after Droutsas returned from a two-day visit to Cyprus.

"In the territories occupied after the invasion of the Turkish army, cultural heritage and religious sites in Cyprus have unfortunately been abandoned," Droutsas said after a meeting with UNESCO director Irina Bokova.

"This precious heritage has been destroyed over the course of time and systematically looted," he said.

Cultural organisations have criticised the poor state of Orthodox churches in Northern Cyprus, with an estimated 520 religious sites experiencing damage and vandalism.


http://www.bhcourier.com/article/World_ ... mage/71203

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FM spokesman on efforts for Cyprus solution

ANA-MPA/The proposal of Cyprus Republic President Demetris Christofias concerning the future of Varosha (a quarter in the occupied Cypriot city of Famagusta) and the seaport of Famagusta can provide considerable momentum to the negotiating process and create the preconditions that will boost Turkey's European prospect by opening new chapters, foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said on Thursday.

Referring to the visit to Cyprus by Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, he said that it was "very important", bearing a "strong symbolism", and added that its goal was substantive in a crucial conjuncture when good coordination is necessary before making the next steps.

"President Christofias' initiatives show the way to a solution for the Cyprus issue," he said.

"Any progress in the EU accession course for the neighbouring country (Turkey) is unthinkable if no progress is made in the Cyprus issue. If Turkey wants, according to official statements, to see a progress being made in the Cyprus issue now is the chance to prove it by responding to the proposal," he added.

Delavekouras pointed out that the messages (by Turkey) received so far are negative, adding that there is a "distance between rhetoric and deeds." He also reminded that Turkey has occupation troops on the island, stressing that the Cyprus problem is a problem of invasion and occupation.

http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain ... ervice=142

[shahmaran]

Greece should first make sure the Thracian Turks get their basic rights, and then go on to sticking their nose into Cyprus and Turkey, which never did any good in the first place anyways...

The poor suckers have gone so bankrupt they had to go suck some Jewish nuts.

[EPSILON]

Greece should first make sure the Thracian Turks get their basic rights, and then go on to sticking their nose into Cyprus and Turkey, which never did any good in the first place anyways...

The poor suckers have gone so bankrupt they had to go suck some Jewish nuts.

Has Greece invated Thrace? Is on the news? where did you here about this? Can Turkey affort to allow G/cs exactly the same rights in North Cyprus?

I feel that your internal propaganta affected your ability to understand what you are speaking about.Have you ever visited Thrace? Is more convinient to be of Turkish origin than of Greek in this area.

[EPSILON]

Greece should first make sure the Thracian Turks get their basic rights, and then go on to sticking their nose into Cyprus and Turkey, which never did any good in the first place anyways...

The poor suckers have gone so bankrupt they had to go suck some Jewish nuts.

Good point. Turkey has all the right to deal with Cyprus because of some thousands Ottoman shelters but Greece with almoast 1 million people of Grek Ethnicity in the Island must not be involved!!!

actually even some Greek and G/Cs politicians believe to this clever stragety!!!!

[shahmaran]

I am sorry if you lost the war over Cyprus, that is not my problem, but I'm glad you did

[EPSILON]

Greece should first make sure the Thracian Turks get their basic rights, and then go on to sticking their nose into Cyprus and Turkey, which never did any good in the first place anyways...

The poor suckers have gone so bankrupt they had to go suck some Jewish nuts.

Bankrupt!!!can you compare the income per person between Turkey and Greece and or even better with the pupet state in North?Bunkrupt ...

[shahmaran]

Greece should first make sure the Thracian Turks get their basic rights, and then go on to sticking their nose into Cyprus and Turkey, which never did any good in the first place anyways...

The poor suckers have gone so bankrupt they had to go suck some Jewish nuts.

Bankrupt!!!can you compare the income per person between Turkey and Greece and or even better with the pupet state in North?Bunkrupt ...

You will probably find that the "puppet" states income is probably higher than both Turkey and Greece.

So have you not gone bankrupt then? What is all the fuss about?

I heard rumors that since kicking the Greeks out of the EU is not possible, kicking them out of the Euro would be a good idea so that they wont have to cling on to the others for their incompetence.

[Nikitas]

Shah,

You know that old rhyme that says take a big bite, but do not speak a big word. Bankruptcy can hit when you least expect it. And by the way, Greece is not bankrupt any more than Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and others in the EU with budget deficits.

Greece is a guarantor power in Cyprus. Now if you recall the GCs want to abolish guarantor powers in the future, the TCs want to preserve them. So according to your side Greece has every right to get involved in Cyprus.

I have been to Thrace, have you? The Moslems of Thrace live much better than TCs and have the same rights as any other Greek citizen. I bought cartridges from a gunshop owned and operated by one of them in Xanthi. Oppressed people do not have the right to own guns or operate gunshops as you know from the rules and rgulations pertaining to the GCs in Karpasia.