Participates for the first time in a football tournament in northern Iraq
In a few days, the football organization "5th VIVA WORLD CUP" will take place in Northern Iraq. Eight communities will take part in the event, claiming equal representation in FIFA and facing serious political problems with their countries' central governments.
The communities that will take part in this year's event are: Darfur, Kurdistan of Northern Iraq, "TRNC", Occitania, Provence, Tibet, Western Sahara, Zanzibar.
The Turkish Cypriot side is participating in this event for the first time and its "mission" is already in Istanbul, where it is carrying out its preparations.
"Cypriots" from the Turkish Cypriot stadiums take part in the Turkish Cypriot mission.
The new initiative of the Turkish Cypriot leadership comes at a time when Turkey has strengthened its relations with the autonomous administration of Kurdistan in northern Iraq.
In recent days, various opposition circles in Turkey have expressed strong concern about the participation of the Turkish Cypriot mission in an event, which takes place in an area called "Kurdistan".
Source: KATHIMERINI
