2.12.2008

News from Cyprus

TRNC NEWS HEADLINES

AVCI: OUR FIVE UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTED TO ISLAM COUNTRIES UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION

Deputy Prime Minister- Foreign Minister Turgay Avci declared acceptance of 5 of TRNC Universities to the Islamic Countries Universities Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister- Foreign Minister Turgay Avci made a joint press conference with the delegation of one of the sub organizations of the Islamic Conference Committee “Islam Education, Science and Culture Organization” (ISESCO) which came to the TRNC to have contacts.

Dr. Abdullaziz Othman Altwaijri who is the General Director of ISESCO which is one of the most important sub organizations of the ICO, Administrative Director Dr. Ahmed Said Ould Bah and liaison officer Hassan Lamarti who are guests of the TRNC Foreign Ministry will have some contacts until 14 February.

LAZKIYE SERVICES RESUMED

TRNC – Lazkiye ferry services which were interrupted by the Greek Cypriot pressure resumed yesterday morning. From now on, the services will be carried out by a ship carrying the Turkish flag.

Deputy-Prime Minister Foreign Minister Turgay Avci has announced that regular ferry services between Lazkiye and Gazimagusa have been resumed again.

The ferry services had been organized by Akgunler Firm with a ship carrying the Georgian flag but the services was halted after the intervention of the Georgian authorities under pressure from the Greek Cypriot Side.

COMMITTEE OF MISSING PERSONS: “THE NUMBER OF IDENTIFIED MISSING PERSONS REACHED 83”

The Committee of Missing Persons has announced that the number of identified missing persons reached to 83.

The remains of five Turkish Cypriot men which were found in excavations realized in South Cyprus will be handed to their families this week.

Their remains were unearthed and identified by the Committee of Missing Persons Committee which has been continuing intense work to find the remains of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot missing persons.

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