DEPUTY PRIME MINISTRY AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROTESTS GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION

Deputy Prime Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday protested the Greek Cypriot Administration, which did not give permission to 18 Turkish Cypriots to cross through Bostancı Gate to the South Cyprus in order to have picnic.

According to the statement issued, it was stated that the Ministry requested the UN to take the necessary initiative to deter the Greek Cypriot Administration’s discreditable attitudes.

The statement, which pointed out that the Greek Cypriot Administration was increasingly continuing to escalate tension and harassment against the Turkish Cypriots at the border gates, said the 18 Turkish Cypriots were prevented from crossing to the south with the excuse that they had meat, chicken and fish in their cars. The statement added that the Turkish Cypriots were also subjected to the insult and humiliation of the Greek Cypriot police.

The statement said:

“These types of attitudes by the Greek Cypriot Administration only serve to escalate tension between the two people. We once more strongly condemn this event and invite the Greek Cypriot side to behave with common sense.”

 

“INTERNATIONAL CIVIL DEFENSE EXCERCISE 2006” TO BE CARRIED OUT TODAY

Civil Defense Exercise-2006 will tonight (April 18) be carried out at an international level for the first time under the name of “International Civil Defense Exercise 2006”.

The exercise will start with the animation of a natural disaster and will be followed by the setting up and operating of a crisis center, evacuation of people to safer places and ensuring their settlement, feeding and sheltering.

Within the framework of the exercise, 63 people representing civil defense and search and rescue teams of different countries, including Germany, Azerbaijan, Turkey, UK, Israel, France, Brazil, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Malta, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia and Jordan were invited to the TRNC.

The guest delegations, which have arrived to the TRNC to participate the exercise, also visited the Head of Civil Defense Organization Zekai Aksakallı and received information about the TRNC and the exercise.