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· Lesbos residents raising £11m for nearby land
· Ankara would retain sovereignty over territory
Helena Smith in Athens
Monday April 2, 2007
The Guardian
The Greek islanders of Lesbos are planning to buy a tiny Turkish island several miles the other side of the maritime border in what would be an unprecedented exchange of real estate between the arch-rival nations.Lesbos's 100,000-strong population has signalled it wants to raise the $22m (£11m) price tag on the island of Garip, whose pine-clad interior is visible across the Aegean from the Greek island.
Where diplomacy and military might have failed, commerce could prevail if the self-proclaimed Lesbians manage to pull off the "conquest" peacefully. "Any Greek would want to buy Turkish territory," the island's prefect, Pavlos Voyiatzis told the mass-selling weekly Proto Thema. "Especially territory of historic importance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/sto...047979,00.html
· Ankara would retain sovereignty over territory
Helena Smith in Athens
Monday April 2, 2007
The Guardian
The Greek islanders of Lesbos are planning to buy a tiny Turkish island several miles the other side of the maritime border in what would be an unprecedented exchange of real estate between the arch-rival nations.Lesbos's 100,000-strong population has signalled it wants to raise the $22m (£11m) price tag on the island of Garip, whose pine-clad interior is visible across the Aegean from the Greek island.
Where diplomacy and military might have failed, commerce could prevail if the self-proclaimed Lesbians manage to pull off the "conquest" peacefully. "Any Greek would want to buy Turkish territory," the island's prefect, Pavlos Voyiatzis told the mass-selling weekly Proto Thema. "Especially territory of historic importance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/sto...047979,00.html
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