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Saturday, July 31, 2010

[Cyprus] Cyprus Mail: Battle against trafficking ‘far from over’

Despite significant steps forward in the battle against trafficking in persons, the government could not remain complacent as there was still much to be done to “stamp out this crime”, said Interior Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis yesterday. Sylikiotis acknowledged that the battle against trafficking was far from over. “Despite the successes achieved in the last two years towards addressing the problem of trafficking in persons, we have not reached the end of the road, we have not yet managed to eradicate, stamp out this crime, which is why we will not remain complacent,” he said.

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