garibaldino schrieb:
> I got this forwarded to me, and thought others might be interested.
>
> Nick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael  Paraskos
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 3:04 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [GP-M] News from Cyprus
> >
> > Green urge protest over Salamis dig.
> > THE LOCAL Green party of Cyprus yesterday called on its counterparts
> > across Europe to do their bit to halt Turkish excavations at Salamis in
> > the occupied area.
> > The fringe party noted that the reported excavations by a Turkish
> > university team had not been authorised by the Cyprus government, and
> > were therefore unacceptable. By allowing the archaeological dig to go
> > ahead, the occupation regime was violating the 1970 Unesco treaty, which
> > bans excavations in occupied areas, the Green party added.
> > "Salamina is the most important archaeological site in Cyprus and has
> > been described as one of the most significant sites in the
> > Mediterranean," the Greens stated.
> > "We ask for your active intervention towards the Culture Ministry in
> > your country and the European Commission so that appropriate
> > representations can be made towards Turkey," the Green party stated in
> > its message to its European fellows.
> > Nicosia and Athens have already decided to appeal to Unesco over the
> > Salamis excavations.
> >
> > Source: Cyprus Mail 7/10/99.
> > Internet: http://www.cynews.com
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geoff carver
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