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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes today's decision of the Committee of Deputy Ministers of the Council of Europe, which maintains the procedure for monitoring the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment in the 4th Transnational Case Cyprus v. Turkey (missing persons aspect) + Varnavas and others.
In this decision, the Committee of Deputy Ministers of the Council of Europe records the importance of humanitarian issues related to the missing persons aspect in Cyprus. Turkey is urged to provide the Missing Persons' Committee (MMP) with unhindered access to all areas where remains of missing persons may be found, to provide the MMP with all relevant information, and to continue to investigate the circumstances under which the missing persons lost their lives.
Furthermore, the Commission calls on Turkey to continue to keep Turkey informed of any new developments, including any additional investigation it might have conducted regarding the remaining six missing persons in the Varnava case.
Furthermore, in the decision the Committee of Deputy Ministers deplores Turkey's lack of response to its unconditional obligation to pay the damages awarded against it by the ECHR in the cases Cyprus v. Turkey and Varnava v. Turkey. It urges Turkey to proceed with the above-mentioned payment of just satisfaction without further delay.
With this decision, the Committee of Deputy Ministers underlines Turkey's responsibility to take all necessary measures to comply with the above-mentioned judgments of the Court, according to which it has been held responsible for the massive human rights violations and for the suffering experienced by the relatives of the missing persons as a result of the invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus.
Finally, it is noted that the Committee of Deputy Ministers took the decision to include the 4th Transnational Case Cyprus v. Turkey (displaced persons' property aspect) in the draft agenda of the September 2024 session.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is particularly grateful to the Legal Service of the Republic of Cyprus for its as always excellent cooperation and continuous coordination.
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