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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-05-23
CONTENTS
[01] Ireland - Turkey - EU
[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[03] Cyprus - Spokesman - ECHR - Turkish Cypriots
[04] Attorney General - European Court - Cyprus - Conviction
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[01] Ireland - Turkey - EU
Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - A delegation of the Irish Republican Socialist
Party met with Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and "demanded that Ireland
opposes Turkey's entry to the European Union".
The Party announced that the demand was made "on the basis of Turkey's
appalling record on human rights", especially as regards political
prisoners.
CNA/RG/ΜΜ/2001
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[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport
are:
Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station Maximum Minimum Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia 37 22 FINE
Larnaca 31 18 FINE
Limassol 29 18 FINE
Paphos 30 18 FINE
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[03] Cyprus - Spokesman - ECHR - Turkish Cypriots
Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - "The decisions of the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) must be respected", Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou
said today, referring to
a decision taken today, on the basis of which Cyprus has been found guilty
for ill-treating Turkish Cypriot citizens and expelling them to the Turkish
occupied areas.
According to an official statement by the Spokesman, "the government
respects this decision fully, undertakes its responsibilities completely,
and will work in a systematic and
effective way to safeguard that similar events and behaviours, which are in
contrast with the civilisation and the morality of the Cypriot people, will
not be repeated".
CNA/RM/RG/2001
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[04] Attorney General - European Court - Cyprus - Conviction
Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - Cyprus will comply fully with a European Court
ruling which found the Republic guilty of human rights violations in a case
brought by nine Turkish Cypriots against the Cypriot police, Attorney
General Alecos Markides said here today, stressing that the government will
move to take all necessary measures to try and limit to the minimum human
rights violations.
Expressing regret about today's ruling, Markides pointed out the case
concerned an isolated incident of ill treatment of Turkish Cypriots by the
police, stressing also that the Court decision safeguards the right of free
movement throughout Cyprus and notes that the Republic of Cyprus is the
sole legitimate government of Cyprus.
CNA/MM/RG/2001
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
CNA ENDS
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