It has been informed that all the preconditions of the Turkish side have been accepted with respect to the opening of the Lokmacı checkpoint after all technical preparations have been fulfilled with accordance to the March 21 meeting between President Mehmet Ali Talat and President of the Greek Cypriot Administration Dimitris Chistofias.
Accordingly, activities of the Turkish military within the area will continue exactly as before and mine seeking operations of the UN will be accompanied by Turkish military field engineers and explosive materials experts.
The restoration and maintenance operations of buildings within the Turkish side will be attended to by Turkish building contractors under the auspices of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality.
Within accordance to the agreement, the military of the UN Peace Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) will as before continue their patrol operations within the buffer zone known as the Green Line.
MOELLER SAYS FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT TALAT
Special Representative for Cyprus Affairs on behalf of the United Nations General Secretary and also the Missions Chief for the United Nations Peace Force (UNFICYP), Michael Moeller, made a farewell visit to President Mehmet Ali Talat.
In his announcement made at this acceptance Michael Moeller express gratitude to President Mehmet Ali Talat for the cooperation he had displayed through the recent years.
In the acceptance of Moeller, President Mehmet Ali Talat expressed his gratitude to Moeller for his contribution to the new hope for the Turkish Cypriot people in acquiring a solution to the Cyprus Problem.
TURKISH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF BÜYÜKANIT WILL VISIT THE TRNC
Turkish Chief of General Staff Yaşar Büyükanıt will be arriving today to the TRNC as official guest of President Mehmet Ali Talat.
The TRNC visit of Full General Büyükanıt will continue until to Saturday March 29.
On the other hand, President of the Greek Cypriot Administration Dimitris Christofias expressed that he was saddened by Full General Büyükanıt’s visit to Northern Cyprus .
ERÇAKICA: “GUARANTEES ARE NOT ISSUES OF NEGOTIATION”
Presidency Spokesperson Hasan Erçakıca announced that as in the past, the issue of guarantee is not a debatable issue within the existing phase.
Erçakıca stated, “If they desire to do so, the Greek Cypriot side may bring this issue to the table. The stance of the Turkish side is obvious. It would be extremely complicated to alter the guarantee system at this stage.”
Erçakıca drew attention that a new international agreement will be required for the Guarantee and Alliance Agreements to be changed.
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