GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE DIDN'T RESPECT TRNC'S
GOODWILL
Yesterday (7 September) the Greek Cypriot
administration didn't allow a lorry belonging to the Estonian Allante
Transport company and carrying lighting equipment for the Cyprus
Telecommunication Office (CYTA), which arrived at Kyrenia Port, to cross over
to the South from the Metehan crossing point in Nicosia.
The lorry arrived at Kyrenia Port and
because the contents of the lorry were for South Cyprus no duties were charged
and accompanied by a Turkish Cypriot Customs Control Officer the lorry was
taken to the Metehan crossing point.
Completing the crossing procedures in the
TRNC at 13:20, the lorry was stopped at the Greek Cypriot control gate and
despite trying for almost one hour to cross over to the South the driver
Andrus Annsoo was not allowed to cross over to the South. Accompanied by a
Customs Control Officer Annsoo was taken back to the Kyrenia Customs
Directorate.
Explaining that the equipment for CYTA was
bought from Estonia and that 3 lorries had set off for Limassol, Annsoo said
the other 2 lorries followed the Athens-Rhodes-Limassol route, but he drove to
Cyprus via Turkey because it was cheaper. Pointing out that his Greek Cypriot
friend had told him that since he was an EU citizen and Cyprus was EU
territory there wouldn't be any problem, Annsoo said despite talking to his
Greek Cypriot friend on the telephone the Greek Cypriot administration
insisted that he had entered the country through "an illegal port" and didn't
allow him to cross over to the South.
