Thousands of Greek Cypriots living in Britain marched through the main streets of the capital of London Sunday, demanding freedom and justice for Cyprus and the withdrawal of Turkish troops and settlers from the Mediterranean Island.
Chanting slogans and holding Cyprus flags and placards, the demonstrators urged the British government and the international community to work for the restoration of human rights of all Cypriots, “grossly violated by Turkey for the past 28 years”, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
The annual march, coinciding with the anniversary of the Turkish invasion and the occupation of 37 per cent of Cyprus' territory, started from Victoria Embankment. The march ended at Trafalgar Square, where the main speaker was Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides.
Headed by British parliamentarians, mayors of Turkish-occupied municipalities and leaders of the Cypriot community in Britain, the march stopped at the Cenotaph, in front of the Foreign Office, where Cypriot WWII veterans, who fought the Nazis as soldiers of the British army, laid flowers. (Albawaba.com)
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