The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes yesterday's decision of the Committee of Deputy Ministers of the Council of Europe, which continues the procedure of monitoring the implementation of the ECHR's decision in the 4th 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. It calls on Turkey to ensure that the Missing Persons' Committee (MMP) has unhindered access to all areas where the remains of missing persons may be found and to provide the MMP with all relevant information regarding possible burial sites.
Turkey is invited to inform the Committee of Deputies to assist the work of the MMP and to investigate the circumstances under which the missing persons lost their lives.
Furthermore, in the decision, the Committee of Deputies deplores Turkey's failure to respond to its unconditional obligation to repay the damages awarded against it by the ECHR in the Cyprus v. Turkey and Barnabas v. Turkey cases. It urged Turkey to proceed with the above-mentioned payment of just satisfaction without further delay.
This decision of the Committee of Deputy Ministers confirms that Turkey must take all necessary measures to implement the above-mentioned decisions under which it has been held responsible for the ongoing human rights violations and for the suffering caused to the relatives of the missing persons as a result of the invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus.
(MF/AF/SX)
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