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Dendias calls on Turkey to change course
Alithia, Haravgi, Phileleftheros
Regional/International Relations
OVERVIEW
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias spoke out against Turkey’s practice of creating faits accomplis by referring to Greek-Turkish relations and to the Cyprus problem, the dailies report.
Addressing the Greek Parliament during the discussion on the 2022 budget, Dedias said that Greece will not accept Turkey’s faits accomplis and will not bow down to Turkey’s threats. Referring to Greek-Turkish relations, the Cyprus problem, and memorandum reached between Turkey and Libya, Dendias said that the tactic of first engaging in illegalities before being ready to negotiate this illegality in exchange for something has come to an end. He said this is also the case as regards Cyprus and the Cyprus problem, where Turkey must return to the UN solution framework.
Dendias said it is time that Turkey changes course, so that our people can live securely, peacefully and so that Turkey can become a part of a peaceful and cooperative Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
10-day sentence for GC who put Greek flag on Varosha monument
Cyprus Mail
Internal Security
OVERVIEW
A Greek Cypriot man who was arrested last week while trying to wrap a Greek flag around a monument just outside the fenced area of Varosha was sentenced to 10 days in prison, the Cyprus Mail reports.
The man was sentenced on Tuesday to a 10-day jail sentence after reportedly admitting to conduct unbecoming.
He had been arrested on December 9 after being spotted by passers-by draping a Greek flag around a monument on a roundabout outside Varosha. They notified police, who arrived at the scene and took the man into custody.
Prior to the sentence announcement on Tuesday the man had undergone psychiatric assessment after he reportedly told the investigating officer “Jesus told me to do this.”
Three psychiatrists who examined him concluded that the man had criminal responsibility.