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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-04-06
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[01] FAMAGUSTA MAYOR - TURKEY
[01] FAMAGUSTA MAYOR - TURKEY
The Mayor of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, on the eastern
coast of Cyprus, Alexis Galanos has stressed that the return of the
town to its legitimate inhabitants is a «litmus test» for Turkeys real
will for a solution of the Cyprus problem.
Galanos was addressing an event entitled Famagusta A ghost town,
hosted recently by the Famagusta Municipality in Madrid.
According to an announcement issued Tuesday, the event, which was
organized in cooperation with the embassy of Cyprus in Madrid,
Famagusta Municipality and Nicos and Manuella Vardinoyannis Foundation,
took place at Circulo de Bellas Artes showroom.
On the sidelines of the event, a photo exhibition on the occupied town
was staged, printed material on Famagusta was distributed and a video
highlighted the plight of the town.
In his speech, Famagusta Mayor outlined the tragedy experienced by the
inhabitants of Famagusta for 36 years and pointed out that the return
of the town to its legitimate inhabitants is a «litmus test» for
Turkeys real will for a solution of the Cyprus problem.
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