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Cook says British government has requested from Denktash to release abducted Greek Cypriot
by CNA/ANA
Posted: Monday, January 15, 2001 07:28 pm CST

BRUSSELS, 12/01/2001

British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said on Thursday that his government has requested from Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to release Greek Cypriot Panicos Tziakourmas, who was abducted and is being illegally detained in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.

Speaking in Brussels after a meeting with Deputy President of the Cyprus Movement of Social Democrats Yiannakis Omirou, Cook said the British government was also making efforts in the direction of Turkey, which occupies the northern third of the island since it invaded Cyprus in 1974.

Cook said the British government has made repeated efforts in the direction of Denktash, but noted that so far the Turkish Cypriot leader had not given any indications of good will, maintaining a negative and unacceptable stance.

He added that his government could not, under any conditions, accept this illegal act, which took place within the British Bases in Cyprus.

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