Paphos People

LEDRA STREET OPENS

Ledra Street, which was the main shopping street of the capital Nicosia, has opened on Thursday at 0900 local time (0600 GMT), for the first time in nearly 40 years.

At 0600 local time (0300 GMT) the National Guard post moved away and the security of the area was officially undertaken by the Police.

The road which leads to the Turkish occupied north has been asphalted while the buildings of the area have scaffolds covered with a blue safety net which depicts balloons and human figures while big flower pots adorn the area.

The opening of the crossing point is being covered by a number of journalists from Cyprus and overseas while a small ceremony is being be held in the presence of Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat’s aide, Ozdil Nami, as well as Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou, the Turkish Cypriot representative of the occupied area of Nicosia, as well as members of the diplomatic corps.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops invaded and occupied the island’s northern third.

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Clive of Payia

good news ..
But we want the pyrgos one to open, so that we dont have to travel miles
to get across the other side...

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REACH 1000`s of PAPHOS CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT THE OTHERS CHARGE
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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Even made the BBC news today:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7327866.stm