President Rauf R. Denktas yesterday (25 August), received Honorary Representative of Jordan, Ali Eburubeyha. During the meeting President Denktas explained that the Greek Cypriots will be sued for damages as a result of the massacres against unarmed Turkish Cypriot civilians and gave information about the graveyards of Turkish Cypriot martyrs in the Greek Cypriot side.

Stressing that the preparations for sueing the Greek Cypriots for the damages as a result of massacres against the Turkish Cypriots were at their final stage, President Denktas said the Greek Cypriots would be punished. Pointing out that any amount of compensation could not eliminate the Turkish Cypriots’ 30 years long psychological trauma, President Denktas said he had seen the photos of the graveyards of the Turkish Cypriot martyrs in the South and they had been raised to the ground and used as car parks. President Denktas stated that he had a deal with Cleridis that when the graveyards were opened, first the martyrs in the said graveyards would be given to the Turkish Cypriot side. President Denktas stressed that those people whom their parents were massacred in front of their eyes had been interrogated and a committee had been established to sue the Greek Cypriots and that the compensation for the damages should be demanded. Continuing, President Denktas said:

"I am not talking about people who were killed during the war. These are all sad events but, they are the events which occurred as a result of the Greek Cypriots’ actions to dominate the whole island. I am talking about those Greek Cypriots who by violating a ceasefire agreement had massacred unarmed Turkish Cypriot civilians. We want to announce the world that we are still under the effect of the 30 years long psychological trauma. Any amount of compensation could not eliminate this trauma. However, those Greek Cypriots who are responsible for the massacres against the Turkish Cypriots will be punished."

During the Council of Ministers meeting yesterday (25 August), the rules and procedures regarding the Green Line Regulation and the flow of goods from South Cyprus to the TRNC.

The Council of Minister has decided to allow imports from South to the TRNC in stages. At the first stage it has been decided that the semi-finished products will be imported and be processed in the TRNC and that these goods will not be subjected to VAT during their inflow and outflow.

The list of semi-finished products to be imported will be determined by the regulations which will be prepared by the Ministry of Economy. Living animals and animal products will be subjected to permission.

Minister for Economy and Tourism Derviş Kemal Deniz, speaking after the meeting said new conditions had emerged following the implementation of the Green Line Regulation.

Deniz stated that by taking these new conditions into consideration the Council of Ministers had nullified the old regulation restricting imports and exports between the TRNC and South Cyprus and approved a new regulation.

Deniz explained that with this new regulations in order to develop commercial relations with South Cyprus some restrictive measures had been lifted. Continuing Deniz said: