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Russia warns its nationals on buying in the north
THE RUSSIAN Federation yesterday told its citizens not to buy any property in the ‘TRNC’ or else risk prosecution.Russia’s embassy in Cyprus said that most of the property in the north “belongs to Greek Cypriots who were forced to leave their homes as a result of the invasion of Turkish troops in 1974”.A news release, issued in English, said that the ‘TRNC’ is an illegal entity “proclaimed in the occupied part of the independent and internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus,” and condemned by the UN Security Council.Buying properties belonging to Greek Cypriots “bears substantial risks,” the announcement said... 15 comments
Bagis comments ‘insulting’ to Greek and Turkish Cypriots
COMMENTS by Turkey's European Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis that Ankara would consider annexing the north if peace talks failed, were “cynical, arrogant and provocative”, government s spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said yesterday.“They are also insulting for the Turkish Cypriot community,” said Stefanou. “These statements reveal that Turkey’s negative stance on the Cyprus problem promotes the goal of partition and creating two separate states in Cyprus.”He added that Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu hds made similar comments recently. Stefanou argued partition and annexation go against UN resolutions and called on the international community to put pressure on Turkey to respect UN resolutions on Cyprus. ... 29 comments
