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Article: Turkey Vows to Protect Turkish Cypriots

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March 30, 1998
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem on Monday said that Turkey is determined to defend the rights and freedom of Turkish Cypriots.

Cem made the announcement at a press conference held in the northern part of the divided Nicosia, where he is on a visit to the Turkish-Cypriots controlled part of Cyprus, according to a press release issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

"Any provocation or aggression directed against you (Turkish-Cypriots) from the Aegean to the Mediterranean will be treated as directed towards us," Cem said. He stressed that the Greek military build-up and planned deployment of Russian-made S-300 missiles pose a threat not only to Turkish Cypriots but to Turkey itself as ...

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