Missing remains to be exchanged?

THE GOVERNMENT was non-committal yesterday after reports said the two sides were ready to exchange the remains of missing persons.
Simerini newspaper said the Turkish Cypriot side was ready to hand over the remains of 105 Greek Cypriots missing since 1974.

It also said the Greek Cypriot side was ready to hand over the remains of 10 Turkish Cypriots who had gone missing between 1964 and 1974.
Asked to comment on the report yesterday, Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashardis did not confirm or deny,

“Both sides are committed to abstaining from comment or making public any information relating to ongoing discussions about the issue of missing persons,” Pashardis said.

“As far as we are concerned, we meet this commitment in full, just as we meet all other commitments we undertake.”

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