Cyprus follows US bribery allegations
09/08/2005
Financial Mirror
The government of Cyprus is following closely developments regarding assertions in the US magazine ''Vanity Fair'', that US MPs have been bribed to promote Turkish interests in political issues regarding Cyprus, Armenia and Greco - Turkish relations.
''The government is following the developments and holds explanatory contacts to ascertain if the magazine's claims are true'' Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said today.
Asked if the government's contacts have brought any results, he said ''nothing concrete yet''.
He added that the issue ''concerns first of all the US'' and expressed conviction that it will be investigated
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Financial Mirror
The government of Cyprus is following closely developments regarding assertions in the US magazine ''Vanity Fair'', that US MPs have been bribed to promote Turkish interests in political issues regarding Cyprus, Armenia and Greco - Turkish relations.
''The government is following the developments and holds explanatory contacts to ascertain if the magazine's claims are true'' Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said today.
Asked if the government's contacts have brought any results, he said ''nothing concrete yet''.
He added that the issue ''concerns first of all the US'' and expressed conviction that it will be investigated
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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