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Article: Greece Hails European Court Ruling Over Turkish Human Rights Violations
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- May 11, 2001
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Greece on Friday welcomed the ruling by the European Court of
Human Rights concerning Turkey's violation of human rights.
"The decision of the European Court of Human Rights is a
particularly important development for the Republic of Cyprus and
the cause of the Cyprus problem," Foreign Minister George Papandreou
said on Friday.
He said that the decision is an opportunity and a challenge for
Turkey to contribute to a new era of peace, cooperation and
democracy in southeastern Mediterranean from within its own course
toward the European institutions.
Meanwhile, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas on Friday
also hailed as "historic" the ruling by the European court.
He called on the ...