
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday paid tribute to the 16 Greek soldiers killed during the invasion as a service was held at the Ayia Sophia church in Strovolos to repatriate their bones.
The soldiers, members of the Greek armed forces in Cyprus (Eldyk), died during the conflict that followed the Turkish invasion.
Their remains have now all been identified, with some to be buried in the Tymvou military cemetery in