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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 00-07-21
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Friday, 21 July 2000
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- [01] Government protests to the UN against Turkish provocations
[01] Government protests to the UN against Turkish provocations
The Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
sent yesterday a letter to the UN Secretary General of the United Nations
Mr. Kofi Annan drawing his attention to a number of provocative actions
displayed by the Turkish side during the past few days in Cyprus.
In his letter Mr. Zackheos stresses that despite the appeal launched by the
UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Cyprus Mr. Alvaro de Soto
to the two sides "to play down the tone, the size, the content and the
official rhetoric accompanying any events that will take place" in Cyprus
during the period between the last and the forthcoming round of talks, "we
have yet again witnessed a number of provocative actions by the Turkish
side during these past few days which arrogantly ignore your appeal to
refrain from such actions."
Mr. Zackheos also notes that: "In this regard, I would like to draw you
attention to violations of the National Airspace of the Republic of Cyprus,
and the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR), by a great number of
military aircraft of the Turkish Air Force on the 14, 16, 17, 19 and 20
July, 2000, in some cases flying also over the Government controlled area
of Nicosia, including the buffer zone. It is emphasized that seven (7) of
these aircraft were transport/personnel carriers and we would find it
difficult to believe that they came only for parade reasons. Further, on
the 17 and 18 July 2000, five (5) warships, two (2) of which are frigates,
another two (2) submarines and one (1) mother ship, of the Turkish Navy
violated the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus and arrived at
Kyrenia port."
Strongly protesting against these actions Mr. Zackheos, expressed the hope
that the necessary positive attitude will be finally shown by Turkey, so
that the proximity talks in progress, as well as all other efforts for
finding a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of UN
Resolutions, will not be adversely affected.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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