Parties commemorate 70th anniversary of Eoka launch

Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the founding of Eoka , a guerilla organisation which fought against British rule on the island with the aim of uniting it with Greece.

Disy described Eoka’s founding as “the brightest moment in modern Cypriot history”, adding that it “pays tribute and offers gratitude to the heroes and the fighters … who, following the example of our