Saturday, October 18, 2008

Gloomy mood in Cyprus as Turkey elevated at UN

"Gloomy mood in Cyprus as Turkey elevated at UN

By Philip Turner
Turkish officials have hailed Turkey's election to the United Nations Security Council for 2009-10.

However, the news has not been greeted well in the Republic of Cyprus, where politicians are said to be furious at the move.

'A country that illegally occupies 37% of the Republic of Cyprus and violates UN resolution gets on the Security Council,' is how the popular daily Phileleferos headlined their websites new section today."

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