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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-06-01
CONTENTS
[01] PRESIDENT - LIMNITIS
[01] PRESIDENT - LIMNITIS
President Demetris Christofias is working with great consistency and
dedication to open the checkpoint at Limnitis, on the northwest, to
facilitate movement between the islands northern Turkish occupied areas
and the southern government controlled part of the country, Government
Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou stated here Monday.
Asked if the government is aware of Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
Talats statement that after the opening of the checkpoint people will
be allowed to settle at Kokkina, Stephanou said it would be best to
concentrate on the opening of Limnitis checkpoint for which we have
been trying very hard since March 2008, as there is a reference to this
in the 21st March 2008 agreement between Christofias and Talat.
Kokkina, a coastal village on Cyprus` northwestern coast, is currently
under Turkish military occupation. Kokkina is accessible only through
the government controlled areas of the Republic or by sea.
The Spokesman recalled that after the opening of a checkpoint at Ledra
street, in the capital Nicosia, the two communities committed
themselves to working for the opening of more checkpoints, with
Limnitis being the top priority.
Since then, the President of the Republic has been working with
consistency and great fervour to open this checkpoint. We are still
waiting for the opening of the checkpoint, he concluded.
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