New crossing to open tomorrow

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:28

what will this mean to both sides. At approx 10am cyprus time Yesillirmak crossing will be officially open.

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:32

where abouts is Yesillirmak?

apc2010


Joined: 28/07/2010
Posts: 1689

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:36

www.360cities.net/image/limnidi-yesilirmak-4

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:39

News from the 'south' perspective..



http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Business_and_Finance/21534

apc2010


Joined: 28/07/2010
Posts: 1689

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:40

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will pay a one-day visit to Cyprus Thursday and will attend the opening of the Limnitis crossing point.

He will also have a series of meetings with officials.



Fule said: "The EU fully supports the confidence building measures, such as the opening of this crossing point and feel proud to have contributed financially to a significant milestone in the effort to achieve peace in Cyprus."he said

Fule will meet the President Christofias on Thursday at 8am, and later at 10.15am will attend a ceremony to open the roadblock in Limnitis.

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 05:06

in theory then a more direct approach saving 1 hour of the journey from pahos to girne ?



kav

LordJim


Joined: 12/10/2010
Posts: 221

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 07:07

how do you get there from kyrenia ??

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 07:22

Past Guzelyurt, and just keep going.

I'm going down there this morning, so I'll report back with distances, journey time etc.

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 07:24

As they have built a 5.7km road to access it, and a new crossing at a time when the general rhetoric is 'solution by years end or it's over' I would suggest there isn't much optimism ????????