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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 11-04-20
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[01] SPOKESMAN - SPEECH - FUNERAL - MISSING PERSONS
[01] SPOKESMAN - SPEECH - FUNERAL - MISSING PERSONS
The remains of Constantinos Ashikkalis, who had been missing since the
1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, were buried on Wednesday, having been
found through the work of the Committee on Missing Persons and
identified by DNA.
Speaking at the funeral, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou
reaffirmed the determination to continue the struggle for a solution of
the Cyprus problem, which would terminate the Turkish occupation and
settling, and would reunite the country and its people in a bizonal
bicommunal federation.
Ashikkalis joined the National Guard in 1972 after his graduation and
had been missing since the second phase of the invasion.
Stephanou said the relatives of the missing persons have every right to
learn the fate of their loved ones and assured that ``we will continue
to demand the full investigation and determination of their fate, and
we will continue to support the work of the Committee.``
``Finding and identifying does not solve the problem of the missing
persons. However, handing over the remains to the families, burying our
heroes with the appropriate honours, soothes the pain and liberates
from agony,`` he said.
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