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Turkish Cypriot Press and Other Media, 96-10-04
From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" <dist@hri.org>
TURKISH PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA
No.179/96 4.10.96
CONTENTS
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] OIC support for Turkish Cypriot being sought
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] OIC support for Turkish Cypriot being sought
According to illegal Bayrak radio (5:00 hours, 3.10.96)
Turkey asked for the support of the Islamic community on behalf of
the Turkish Cypriots and the Turkish minority living in Western
Thrace, during the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference)
foreign ministers coordination meeting in New York. Attending the
meeting were Taner Etkin. "Foreign Affairs and Defense Minister",
Ambassador Huseyin Celem, Turkey's permanent representative at the
United Nations, and Osman Ertug, the pseudostate's so-called
representative in New York.
Addressing the meeting on behalf of Turkey, Celem briefed
the Islamic Foreign Minister regarding the recent developments in
Cyprus. He claimed that the nonsolution of the discord on the
island, which has been continuing for years, stems from the lack
of the political will needed for a solution on the part of the
Greek Cypriots.
Celem alleged that the resumption of direct talks between
the two communities will reduce the tension on the island. He
claimed that regarding one of the sides in Cyprus as politically
superior to the other constitutes the biggest obstacle to reaching
a solution.
Celem reiterated Turkey's support for the goodwill
mission of the UN Secretary General on the Cyprus issue and asked
for the support of the Islamic community regarding the "TRNC".
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