LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Wednesday that if it was a normal time, Turkish Cypriot state would declare U.S. ambassador to the Greek Cypriot side Michael Klasson as 'persona non grata' and get rid of him, but they were not in normal time.
Appearing on Bayrak tv channel of TRNC, Denktas said that the things done by U.S. ambassador were very shameful. Denktas stressed that the will of the nation was not following the views of the opposition and that he knew his people very well. ''Despite everything, they will walk on the national path. When we win, we expect justice, humanity and we expect steps that could not be taken for 40 years in order to end this injustice,'' Denktas said.
Denktas said that the injustice made on Turkish Cypriots for 40 years were not made on any other nation, adding ''why do they do it? It is because we are Muslim and Turk?''
TRNC President Denktas called young persons, and especially women to take active role in political parties.
50 GREEK CYPRIOTS BEAT FIVE TURKS IN SOUTH CYPRUS
Totally 50 Greek Cypriots beat five Turks in Larnaca city in the Greek Cypriot side on Wednesday.
Bayrak tv channel of TRNC noted that 50 Greek Cypriots who raided a market where a Turk namely Huseyin Yusuf was working, attacked and injured Yusuf and other four Turks. Greek Cypriots said that they attacked the Turks due to a business problem.
Turks who were slightly injured in the fight were hospitalized, while Greek Cypriot police arrested four persons including one Ukrainian in connection with the incident.
(ÖŞ) 15.10.2003