10.05.2005, 18:14
Zitat:TURKEY DEPLOYS 43,000 TROOPS IN CYPRUSWundert mich wieso?
NICOSIA [MENL] -- The Republic of Cyprus reported that Turkey has significantly increased its troops presence in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Officials said Turkey has brought more than 13,000 troops to Northern Cyprus over the last eight months. They said the troops comprised a buildup in the north in wake of the failure of a referendum for a United Nations plan to unite the island.
Greek Cypriot Defense Minister Kyriacos Mavronicolas said Turkey has 43,000 troops in Cyprus. Mavronicolas told the Cypriot News Agency that the Turkish force has been augmented by 3,500 Turkish Cypriot soldiers.
Officials said Turkey maintained around 30,000 troops in May 2004 on the eve of the referendum of the Cypriot unity plan. They said since then Turkey has embarked on a military build-up in Cyprus that continued in 2005.
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