Fw: (Cyprus), Nicosia is in Europe not Asia.
Dik.Winter at cwi.nl
Dik.Winter at cwi.nl
Fri Sep 15 00:24:12 UTC 2000
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> I realise that the tz archive should actually be following "standard
> geographical practice" but is it not wrong to ignore basic facts such
> as Cyprus' participation in the European arena? Cyprus is politically,
> culturally and historically part of Europe and participates in most of
> its institutions (it has been a full member of the Council of Europe
> since 1961). How about Cyprus' potential future admission into the EU?
Similar claims can be made by Israel, that does not make Israel an
European country. But I would not oppose to make Cyprus part of both
Europe and Asia, we have also Turkey in that position (but for that
country the position is of course stronger).
dik
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