Two first ladies in Cyprus Oya Talat and Elizabeth Christofias will be leading a bi-communal children’s event in the new year.
The earning of the event will be donated to the education of children with special needs in both sides of the island.
The event, which is called “the hoop of love”, will take place on the 9th January.
During the event, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot children will gather in the old city of Lefkosa(Lefkosia-Nicosia) to create a large hoop and scatter light with specially designed lanterns.
Children, who will be accompanied by their educationists, families and volunteers, will be aligned along the old city walls of Venice between 5 and 6.30 pm.
A special stage will also be established near the Ledra Palace where special shows will be displayed.
Among those providing support to the bi-communal event are the Cyprus Turkish Cooperative Central Bank and the Platform for Unimpeded Solidarity from the North, as well as the Bank of Laiki and the Marathon Radio from the South.
An informative press briefing was held at the Ledra Palace Hotel on the event today.
Delivering the first speech, the Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias’ wife Elizabeth Christofias said whenever they had discussions on the future of Cyprus with Mrs Talat, children were always in their centre of attention.
No matter what language they speak, those children facing huge difficulties in their lives have the same right of living with others Mrs Christofias stressed.
“The Hoop of Love can enfold all Cypriots” Mrs Christofias added.
For her part, Mehmet Ali Talat’s wife Oya Talat underlined the significance of such a humanistic thinking in the way towards establishing a more contemporary living.
First Lady Oya Talat went on saying that the children of Cyprus, no matter what language they speak or which religion they belong to, share the same dreams of future and have the same rights, particularly those with special needs who have been victimized by destiny.
