Turkish Minister Visits, Vows Support
From Times Wire Reports
With deadly confrontations building tensions on the divided island of Cyprus, Turkey’s foreign minister made a quick visit to pledge support for what she called Turkish Cypriots’ “just cause” against Greek Cypriots. Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller’s one-day visit came a day after Turkish troops killed a Greek Cypriot as he tried to climb a flagpole to tear down the Turkish flag. The man’s cousin was killed Sunday. Eleven people have been injured in clashes in a U.N.-policed buffer zone.
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