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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 97-07-31

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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>

News Update

Thursday, 31/07/97


CONTENTS

  • [01] No need for missiles if Cyprus demilitarised
  • [02] Ankara to blame for Turkish Cypriot woes
  • [03] NATO's possible involvement in Cyprus
  • [04] Bomb attack in Jerusalem


[01] No need for missiles if Cyprus demilitarised

There will be no point for Cyprus to get the Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles, S-300, it ordered if a solution to the Cyprus problem results in the complete demilitarisation of the island, government spokesman Manolis Christophides said yesterday.

Christophides said that the Cyprus government believes there is enough time to successfully finalise the peace process in Cyprus and conclude the islands demilitarisation so it will not be necessary to deploy the missiles.

[02] Ankara to blame for Turkish Cypriot woes

Turkish promises to help the occupation regime have ulterior motives, writes a columnist in the Turkish Cypriot newspaper "Halkin Sesi".

Turkish Cypriot columnist Esref Cetirel, wrote yesterday that there are now 100,000 illegal Turkish settlers living in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus and he describes the importation of settlers as part of Ankara's designs to change the demographic character of the island.

In his article, Cetirel asks if Turkish Minister of State, Responsible for Cypriot Affairs, Sukru Gurel's promises to aid the occupation regime are merely a demonstration of support for some Turkish Cypriot political party leaders.

[03] NATO's possible involvement in Cyprus

NATO could be involved in Cyprus' security at some point in the future, said NATO General-Secretary, Jarier Solana.

Speaking on Tuesday at Columbia University, in the US, Solana expressed the hope for a solution of the Cyprus problem in 1998.

Solana said that NATO is always willing to help this long standing problem which affects the relations between Greece and Turkey, even though it does not plan to undertake a specific role in efforts for a Cyprus settlement at this point.

The General-Secretary of NATO did not, however, rule out the possibility of future involvement, of the Organisation, in Cyprus.

[04] Bomb attack in Jerusalem

Cyprus expresses sympathy to the Government and the people of Israel after the terrorist bomb attack against civilians. An official statement released on Wednesday reads as follows:

Cyprus is appalled by today's indiscriminate terrorist bomb attack against civilians in Jerusalem which resulted in the loss of so many innocent lives.

Such condemned acts can never be justified to support any cause. They certainly undermine the objective of all the parties concerned and aim at putting in jeopardy the peace process.

We are confident that his abhorrent act will not deter the protagonists from their efforts to reinvigorate the peace process in the Middle East and to surmount the hurdles that were put on its way.

We express our sympathy to the Government and the people of Israel and our profound grief to the families of the victims.


From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/


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