PRESIDENT TALAT WENT TO PAKISTAN WITH THE INVITATION OF MUSERREF

President Mehmet Ali Talat and his wife Oya Talat yesterday (3 September) went to Pakistan with official invitation from Pakistan Head of State Pervez Muserref.

President Talat besides Pervez Muserref, will also meet with Pakistan Speaker of Parliament Cavduri Emir Huseyin, Pakistan Prime Minister Sevket Aziz, Pakistan Minister of Tourism Nilufer Bahtiyar and Pakistan Minister of Education Cavit Esref.

President Mehmet Ali Talat and his wife Oya Talat following the completion of their contacts in Islamabad will return to the TRNC on Wednesday (6 September).

 

TRNC PRESIDENCY: “TURKISH CYPRIOT SIDE IS FULLY COMMITTED TO 8 JULY AGREEMENT”

Presidential Spokesman  Hasan Ercakıca  in a written statement  issued on Friday (I September),  stated that the Turkish Cypriot side was fully committed to 8 July Agreement  and  stressed that  the  technical committees  should start to their studies without further delay.

Ercakıca pointed out that   the UN Security Council  statements  also supported the Turkish Cypriot  side’s  stance and  goals.

Ercakıca stated that no agreement or decision could  be more important than  finding an urgent and comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus issue.

He said while the Turkish Cypriot side welcome the  Security Council  statements, it was  at the same time ready to  fulfill its responsibilities.

 

MISSING PERSONS ISSUE…
EXHUMATIONS TO START  WITH ARJANTINIAN EXPERTS

The autonomous Missing Persons Committee,  which has been carrying out studies to find out the fate of missing Turkish and Greek Cypriots,  is to commence exhumation work on the Turkish Cypriot side today within the framework of the project started in coordination with the four  members  of the  Argentine Forensic Medicine Anthropology Team (EAAF).

According to the information received by Turkish Cypriot  News Agency (TAK) from the Committee’s Turkish Cypriot Member Gulden Plumer Kucuk,  following the preliminary exhumations in Atalassa Forest and  the Alaminyo village in South Cyprus, it was decided to start exhumations in the Turkish Cypriot side. Within the framework of the two month long project, the exhumations will be carried out  both in the North and in the South.