The remains of Mustafa Arif who went missing in 1963, have been buried with a ceremony in Gazimagusa. (Famagusta)
The remains of Mustafa Arif - the father of the Presidential Advisor and former Mayor of Lefkosa Kutlay Erk were unearthed in Strovolos in South Cyprus by the Committee on Missing Persons which has been carrying out exhumations in both sides of the island.
President Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Ministers and many high ranking officials attended the funeral.
The funeral was also attended by the Undersecretary of Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias, Vasos Georgiu, a delegation from the Greek Cypriot political party EDI and the Slovakian Ambassador to Cyprus as well as other foreign representatives in Cyprus.