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   CoE ministers quiz Turkey on title deeds   
      
      
   From Angelos Marcopoulos in Strasbourg   
      
      
   COUNCIL of Europe Ministers this week told Turkey it must abide by the   
   organisations rules regarding the so-called 'title deeds' to Greek Cypriot   
   property in the occupied areas.   
      
   The 'titles' were announced this week by the occupation regime.   
      
   Meeting in Strasbourg, the Ministers critically observed that, since 2006 they   
   have regularly asked Turkey for detailed and concrete information on changes   
   and transfers of property at issue in ECHR judgements, and on measures taken   
   or planned.   
      
   In April, 2007, they adopted a resolution adopted that urged the Turkish   
   authorities, without delay to safeguard the property Rights" of Greek Cypriot   
   Refugees.   
      
   "Turkish authorities still did have not answered," they said. Now, a fresh CoE   
   text has made it clear to Turkey that the obligation of CoE's member states to   
   abide by the Court's judgements, includes the adoption of general measures   
   aimed at preventing    
   new violations, similar to those found by the court, and to limit negative   
   effects of the violation pending the effective implementation of ECHR   
   judgements.    
      
   CoE Ministers, for the first time yesterday asked Turkey to reply to a series   
   of concrete questions including attribution of property titles and whether   
   planning permission is granted only after it has been verified whether or not   
   the property belongs to    
   Greek Cypriot refugees The Turkish lobby tried to freeze the CoE's action, on   
   the pretext that the ECHR has not yet come to a conclusion definitively on the   
   controversial 'Compensation Committee' set up by Ankara.   
      
   Another Turkish attempt to delay the implementation of an ECHR0 judgement on   
   Greek Cypriot Refugees' cases was rejected by CoE Ministers this week in   
   Strasbourg, in the Famagusta Xenides-Arestis case.    
      
   Pushing aside Turkish objections which speculated about possible   
   interpretations on "what precisely was covered .... in respect of pecuniary   
   damage in the ECHR judgement of 2006",    
      
   the CoE stressed that, in any event "the amounts awarded by the Court to the   
   Greek Cypriot Refugee are due and urged Turkey to pay without delay."    
      
      
   Ministers tell Ankara to protect evidence of Turkish crimes   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   
 
   
   
CoE ministers quiz Turkey on title deeds
   
   
   
   
From Angelos Marcopoulos in Strasbourg
   
   
   
   
COUNCIL of Europe Ministers this week told Turkey it must abide by the    
   organisations rules regarding the so-called ‘title deeds’ to Greek Cypriot    
   property in the occupied areas.
   
   
The ‘titles’ were announced this week by the occupation regime.
   
   
Meeting in Strasbourg, the Ministers critically observed that, since 2006    
   they have regularly asked Turkey for detailed and concrete information on    
   changes and transfers of property at issue in ECHR judgements, and on measures    
   taken or planned.
   
   
In April, 2007, they adopted a resolution adopted that urged the    
   Turkish authorities, without delay to safeguard the property Rights" of Greek    
   Cypriot Refugees.
   
   
"Turkish authorities still did have not answered," they said. Now, a fresh    
   CoE text has made it clear to Turkey that the obligation of CoE's member   
   states    
   to abide by the Court's judgements, includes the adoption of general measures    
   aimed at preventing new violations, similar to those found by the court, and   
   to    
   limit negative effects of the violation pending the effective implementation   
   of    
   ECHR judgements. 
   
   
CoE Ministers, for the first time yesterday asked Turkey to reply to a   
   series    
   of concrete questions including attribution of property titles and whether    
   planning permission is granted only after it has been verified whether or not    
   the property belongs to Greek Cypriot refugees The Turkish lobby tried to   
   freeze    
   the CoE's action, on the pretext that the ECHR has not yet come to a   
   conclusion    
   definitively on the controversial ‘Compensation Committee’ set up by   
   Ankara.
   
   
Another Turkish attempt to delay the implementation of an ECHR0 judgement   
   on    
   Greek Cypriot Refugees' cases was rejected by CoE Ministers this week in   
   Strasbourg, in the Famagusta Xenides-Arestis case. 
   
   
Pushing aside Turkish objections which speculated about possible    
   interpretations on "what precisely was covered .... in respect of pecuniary    
   damage in the ECHR judgement of 2006", 
   
   
the CoE stressed that, in any event “the amounts awarded by the    
   Court to the Greek Cypriot Refugee are due and urged Turkey to pay without    
   delay." 
   
   
   
   
Ministers tell Ankara to protect evidence of   
   Turkish    
   crimes
   
      
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