A special ceremony has been held on the occasion of the commencement of the renovation of a multi-functional centre in the UN controlled buffer zone which will house bi-communal events.
A building owned by the Mangoian Family will be renovated and turned to the Home for Cooperation thanks to an initiative launched by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research.
The first step for the Home for Cooperation project was taken this morning at a ceremony held at the building which is in front of the Ledra Palace Hotel.
The ceremony was attended by the UN Secretary General’s
Special Representative for Cyprus Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Slovakian Ambassador Anna Turenicova, foreign diplomats as well as the Mayor of Lefkosa Cemal Bulutoglulari and Mayor of South Lefkosa Eleni Mavru.
In an address at the event, Mr Zerihoun pointed out that the
ceremony was being held just a day before tomorrow’s meeting between the two leaders in Cyprus.
Noting that the UN is in support of such projects bringing the two communities together and the start of comprehensive negotiations, he expressed the hope that the two leaders will continue the process and bring peace.
At the end of the speeches, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Government Elizabeth Walaas planted an olive sapling as a symbol of peace.
Later, Mete Oguz, the secretary for the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research removed the barbed wires in front of the building.