September 9, 2005 - 08:20 AMT
VATICAN REACTED TO DESECRATION OF ARMENIAN MONASTERY IN NORTHERN CYPRUS
A decision by the Turkish occupation regime to grant a ''license'' to operate a recreation center in the Armenian Monastery of Surb Makar in the Halefka area, north of the Turkish occupied village of Kythrea, has spurred a strong reaction by the Vatican. As reported by the Cyprus News Agency, Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said Tuesday that the government totally agreed with the Vatican's reaction, noting that it was after moves by the government that the desecration of the monastery had come to the attention of the Vatican.