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  • ANKARA: US Support for Student Exchange Disappoints Greek Cypriots

    US SUPPORT FOR STUDENT EXCHANGE DISAPPOINTS GREEK CYPRIOTS
    By Selcuk Gultasli, Brussels

    Zaman, Turkey
    Dec 14 2006

    The Greek Cypriot administration, while trying hard in Brussels to
    sabotage Turkey's EU bid, also launched a campaign in San Diego to
    deepen the isolation of Turkish Cypriots.

    The Greek lobby, which had initiated a campaign to cancel the student
    exchange program between the University of California-San Diego (UCSD)
    and the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in Turkish Cyprus,
    lost round one, but seems determined to continue its efforts.

    Following extensive pressure from the Greek Cypriot embassy and the
    Greek lobby, UCSD initiated an investigation into the exchange program,
    but at a Dec. 6 meeting decided to continue the program.

    However, a separate meeting will be convened in late January to
    finalize the decision.

    While the Greek lobby was seeking the support of two U.S. Democratic
    senators to freeze the program, U.S. State Department Deputy
    Undersecretary Matt Bryza stepped in to back the student exchange
    program. Bryza's letter to UCSD reportedly affected the university's
    decision to continue the program.

    Despite the heavy influence of the Armenian-backed Greek lobby,
    both the United States and university administrations favored the
    continuation of the initiative.
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