Pace Adopts A Report On Greek Minority In Turkish Islands

STRASBOURG - Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on Friday a report regarding the Greek minority living in Turkish islands Bozcaada and Gokceada.
The report and a related draft resolution, which was prepared by Swiss parliamentarian Andreas Gross, calls Turkey to assume a "positive attitude" towards Greek minority living in Gokceada and Bozcaada islands.
The report was adopted by 32 votes against 11 and 2 abstention .
It welcomed positive gestures made by Turkey so far, and called on Turkey to show more interest towards solution of problems of Greek minority regarding education and land; and to repair natural and cultural heritage which were destroyed in Bozcaada and Gokceada.
The report also said that preserving multi-cultural characteristic of the islands would help to a more fruitful cooperation between Turkey and Greece.
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