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The 46th General Assembly of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce was held on Sunday.

The only candidate running for the post, Sua Saracoglu was unanimously elected as the new President of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce.

Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer was also present at the meeting during which a minute silence was observed, messages were read and speeches were delivered.

Among the guests at the general assembly was the President of the Greek Cypriot Chamber of Commerce and Industry Manthos Mavromatis and leaders of Turkish Cypriot political parties.

In his address to the gathering, Mr. Soyer said the solution of the Cyprus problem is the main objective and President Talat is continuing to work on the issue with determination.

Pointing to the need for creating social dialogue to solve the problems being faced in the country, the Premier said the government is ready for every kind of dialogue to resolve the problems.

Also speaking at the event the outgoing Chamber President Hasan Kutlu Ince said that the chamber played an essential role in supporting peace on the island, as well as North Cyprus’s membership to the EU.

He said that the chamber also played a pivotal role in establishing free market economic policies in the country.

The outgoing President said that a solution to the Cyprus Problem will help North Cyprus overcome the current global financial crisis.

Also addressing the General Assembly, the President of the Greek Cypriot Chamber of Commerce and Industry Manthos Mavromatis said that he was optimistic about the island’s future and prospects for cooperation.

Mavromatis also underlined the importance of the two leaders continuing their efforts to find a political settlement in Cyprus.

The President of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry Salih Tunar for his part said that the country was going through a critical phase, both on the Cyprus Problem and the global economic crisis.

Tunar expressed support to President Mehmet Ali Talat’s efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus Problem.

Also speaking, the Leader of the Democrat Party Serdar Denktas said it is necessary to form a crisis government to overcome the problems in the country and in this respect; his party is ready to cooperate with the government.

The Leader of the Communal Democracy Party Mehmet Cakici, for his part, said his party will keep its determination for the solution of the Cyprus problem and the European Union process.