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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-04-03
CONTENTS
[01] LEDRA STREET OPENS
[01] 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 Talats 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 islands northern third.
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