30th AUGUST VICTORY DAY CELEBRATED
30th August Turkish Victory Day and Turkish Armed
Forces Day were celebrated in the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus with various ceremonies yesterday.
The celebrations kicked off yesterday morning with the
Commander of the Cyprus Turkish Peace Forces- Lieutenant General
Hayri Kivrikoglu receiving well-wishers during a reception held
at the Cyprus Turkish Regimental Headquarters in Lefkosa.
The celebrations continued with a ceremony in Lefkosa, which
was attended by President Mehmet Ali Talat, high ranking
government officials and military officials as well public,
started with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ataturk Monument
which was then followed with a military parade at the Doctor
Fazil Kucuk Boulevard.
The ceremony was concluded with the signing of the Special Book
by President Mehmet Ali Talat, The Turkish Ambassador to the
TRNC Turkekul Kurttekin and the Commander of the Cyprus
Turkish Peace Forces- Lieutenant General Hayri Kivrikoglu.
On signing the Special Book President Talat wrote:
“We are before you on the 85th anniversary of the 30th
August; the great victory that has been won under your
commandership and lead to the historical developments which
resulted with the establishment of the Turkish Republic. We as
the Turkish Cypriot people has always followed your
principles and your path. We are struggling in unity to reach
to the level of the contemporary civilizations.”
The 30th August- Victory Day marks the victory of the Turkish
army against the invading imperialist forces in Anatolia during
the Turkish War of Liberation which then led to the
establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923
PRESIDENT TALAT CONTINUES TO INFORM POLITICAL
PARTIES ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE
President Mehmet Ali Talat is continuing to meet with
representatives of political parties heaving seats in the
parliament to exchange views on his meeting with the Greek
Cypriot Leader Tassos Papadopoulos on the 5th September.
The President yesterday received representatives from the
Freedom and Reform Party.
Following the meeting, The Leader of the Freedom and Reform
Party, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs Turgay Avcý, stated that they exchanged views on the
forthcoming meeting between President Talat and the Leader of
the Greek Cypriot administration.
Avcý pointing out to the importance of sitting at the
negotiating table and listening to the views of the Greek
Cypriot side said, negotiations should start as soon as
possible in order to reach a comprehensive settlement within
the UN framework based on equality and bi-zonality.
Avcý pointing out that it was important to learn why
Papadopolous wanted this meeting said, “we think this is an
initiative taken because of the forthcoming presidential
elections in the South, However, we hope this not to be true”
.
Stating that this meeting might be a positive start he said:
“However, negotiations can not continue for ever without any
time limit. If a process is going to start within certain
principles and will lead to a conclusion we will definitely
support it.”
President Talat is going to inform the Republican Turkish Party
today.
FOREIGN MINISTER TURGAY AVCI RECEIVES ITALIAN
INVESTOR
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Turgay Avci received
Italian Boscolo Company’s Chief Executive Angelo Boscolo who
came to the TRNC to make investment.
Boscolo stated that his company was established by the 4 member
of a family and is doing businesses in travel, engineering,
restaurant, hotel, and accommodation sectors and has schools on
accommodations and hotel services.
Explaining the activities run by their companies, Angelo
Boscolo said they also have a fleet of airplanes and engage
in airport management business. He said: “the businesses we run
not only contribute to our companies but also to the countries
we invest.”
For his part Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Turgay
Avcý stated that as the result of the conferences he
participated in Italy and the fact that the two Italian MPs
demanded TRNC citizenship relations with Italy are rapidly
developing.
Avcý pointing out that the Italian investor would meet with
various officials and investigate the investment conditions
said, he was thinking of investing to the tourism sector.
Turgay Avcý also pointing out that they would help the Italian
investor by promoting the TRNC’s natural beauties and
investment areas said : “We will open TRNC to the world
gradually and integrate the Turkish Cypriots with the world.
This initiative is part of this goal.”
GREEK CYPRIOT MEP MATSAKIS “WE SHOULD CONSIDER THE
POSSIBILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT STATE IN CYPRUS”
During the regular meeting of the Group of the Alliance of
Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), which is the third
largest group of the European Union’s executive organ European
Parliament, Tuesday (30 August) Greek Cypriot European Union
Parliamentarian Marios Matsakis raised the issue of the
political recognition of the Turkish Republic of the Northern
Cyprus.
MEP Marios Matsakis, who some time ago stole a Turkish Flag
from the TRNC and caused to the escalation of a crisis, made
the proposal by saying that: “ Instead of Annan Plan there
should be federal structure in Cyprus just like in Germany and
Spain. It is not true that we live in peace. There exists a big
gap between the two communities. In Cyprus, now an experiment
is being carried out on the joint living of Muslims and
Christians. We cannot force North Cyprus any more, since this
has been continuing for 33 years and no result was achieved. If
the TRNC wants to be a member of the EU it should make an
application. Then the EU evaluates this application. The Cyprus
issues should be solved as soon as possible.”
Belgian Parliamentarian Annemie Neyts also stated that if the
intransigent stance of the Greek Cypriot administration
continued then the TRNC’s recognition would be unavoidable.
Some other parliamentarians also supported Matsakis’ proposal
on Cyprus.
