The Commissioner of the Presidency, Mr Fotis Fotiou, had a meeting today at his office with Dr Konstantinos Iliopoulos, Professor of Canadian Anthropology at Liverpool John Moores University.
Dr. Iliopoulos is in Cyprus, leading a team of anthropology professors and postgraduate students, who are taking part, in collaboration with Cypriot scientists, in the exhumations that are currently taking place, in order to complete the exhumation and identification of remains of the Republic of Cyprus.
Dr. Iliopoulos informed the Commissioner about the exhumations that have taken place so far, in which his team has participated, as well as about the findings. He went on to say that his team will be in Cyprus for another week, with the aim of completing the exhumations and anthropological examinations that have been planned, in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner of the Presidency.
For his part, the Commissioner of the Presidency thanked Dr. Iliopoulos for his long-standing involvement in the humanitarian efforts undertaken by the Republic of Cyprus in the free areas to provide answers to the families of Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots whose relatives' cases are not registered in the CMP lists.
The Commissioner expressed special thanks to the authorities of Liverpool John Moores University and especially to the Department of Anthropology, for their assistance and cooperation so far, noting at the same time the intention and readiness of the Republic of Cyprus to continue and deepen cooperation with the University on humanitarian issues.
(PM/NG/SX)
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