Saturday, June 25, 2005

Turkish Cypriots pondering what to do with Greek Cypriot asylum seeker

"Turkish Cypriots pondering what to do with Greek Cypriot asylum seeker
By Simon Bahceli

THE Turkish Cypriot authorities said yesterday its ‘council of ministers’ was yet to decide on how to deal with a Greek Cypriot seeking political asylum in the north.
Themistocles Georgiou crossed the UN-controlled buffer zone on Thursday claiming he wanted to live in the north because of repeated injustices at the hands of the Cypriot government.

“At the moment he [Georgiou] is in hospital undergoing tests. Whether or not he will be allowed to stay will be decided by the council of ministers,” Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ advisor Kutret Akay told the Cyprus Mail yesterday. "

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