Joint voice for Gaza from Cyprus

Hurriyet Daily News with wires

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Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat and his Greek Cypriot counterpart, Demetris Christofias, called for action from the international community to end the violence in a joint statement issued after their 14th meeting on Monday. 

"The two leaders condemn the attack against Gaza and the disproportionate use of force applied by the Israeli forces that has led to huge loss of life of innocent civilians including women and children," Talat and Christofias said in their statement.

Greek Cypriots are generally viewed as sympathetic to the Palestinians. Last week a boat carrying Greek Cypriot aid to Palestinians in Gaza almost sank after it was involved in a collision with Israeli speedboats in international waters and it had to divert to Lebanon.