The implementation of the decision taken in 2015 by the two leaders for the opening of the Lefkas and Deryneia roadblocks lasted for forty months. During yesterday's meeting, President Anastasiadis and the occupying leader, Mustafa Akkinci, decided to set November 12th as the date for the completion of the works and the opening of the two roadblocks as confidence-building measures.
For his part, the Mayor of Deryneia, Andros Karagiannis, expressed his satisfaction for today's decision through Sigma TV.
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Specifically, he stated that: "We are satisfied because this political decision has been implemented after three and a half years […].
At the same time, Andros Karagiannis revealed the request of the Akriti and semi-occupied Municipalities for the opening of further roadblocks as decided at today's meeting.
He went on to say that "we have decided to propose to the President of the Republic and to the negotiator and to the members of the committee of bi-communal committees as they proceed with the opening and further roadblocks that will serve other critical municipalities."
Nevertheless, the opening of Famagusta Avenue brings protests from the business world of the free province of Famagusta with PASYXE warning of the rapid effects on tourism in Ayia Napa and Protaras, with President Theodoros Tafkas opening the door to report that "with We are laying the carpet for even more people to visit the occupied areas. As a result, since we are driving him there and they will find out that there is no longer any danger and they are not in danger as we used to say, that this will increase too much in the coming years ".
At the same time, the Municipality of Athienou urgently requests the opening of the Pyroi passage and states that it will not accept an agreement for any other confidence-building measures, if these do not include the opening of the specific passage.
Famagusta.News / Sigma TV
