Thursday, January 05, 2006

Hürriyet-Papadopoulos denounces statements by Ozkok

"Papadopoulos denounces statements by Ozkok

During his new year message, President Tassos Papadopoulos of Greek Cyprus denounced statements made on Cyprus by the Turkish Chief of General Staff General Hilmi Ozkok, which defended Ankara's rights and interests in Cyprus, the online news service Financial Mirror reported on Wednesday. According to the source, Ozkok said this was the cornerstone of Turkey's security in the Eastern Mediterranean and one of the basic pillars of Ankara's security strategy."

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