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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-06-23
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[01] CYPRUS PRESIDENT - LARNACA AIRPORT - FOUNDATION STONE
[01] CYPRUS PRESIDENT - LARNACA AIRPORT - FOUNDATION STONE
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos laid the
foundation stone of the new Larnaca Airport building, the construction
of which is expected to be concluded in three and a half years.
In 42 months from now we will have a new and modern passengers building
that will further contribute in many ways to Cyprus development,
offering the island a special place in the eastern Mediterranean
region, he said.
President Papadopoulos described this effort as the governments most
vital and prestigious project so far.
He furthermore noted that Cyprus, being an EU member state and a small
island in a strategic region, a bridge between Europe, the Middle East
and Africa, supports, to a great extent, its development as regards air
traffic.
The President said that the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island not
only resulted to great a tragedy and distress among the people of the
island, but also caused the loss of the only airport then, the Nicosia
Airport, that is now in the UN buffer zone.
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