Cyprus trying to cooperate with Turkey over missing persons

Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said on Thursday that the government is continuing efforts to cooperate with Turkey regarding the fate of Christakis Georgiou, who was five years old when he disappeared during the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island.
The government, he pointed out, is also concerned about establishing the fate of all other missing persons.
Speaking at Larnaca Airport before departing for Brussels, President Papadopoulos said that the case of Christakis Georgiou ”has been known since 1975 and at times has been raised before the Committee on Missing Persons and the Council of Europe, which is examining the implementation of the Fourth Interstate Appeal of Cyprus against Turkey.”
President Papadopoulos explained that the European Court of Human Rights decision in Cyprus‘ Fourth Interstate Appeal calls on Turkey to cooperate in efforts to determine the fate of the missing persons, by giving any relevant information it has.
He added that Turkey continues to maintain its position that there are no living missing persons in Turkey and at times says that none of the missing persons were taken to Turkey.
Referring to reports published by daily ”Politis” on Christakis Georgiou, President Papadopoulos said the document ”gives an indication, a testimony that Turkey has under its control, and especially the Turkish army, evidence regarding the fate of missing persons.
”We are continuing efforts for Turkey to cooperate in investigating the fate of Christakis Georgiou and the other missing persons,” he said.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.