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GERMAN MP WALTER CALLS FOR THE OPENING OF SEA AND AIR PORTS TO DIRECT TRADE

Jurgen Walter, German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Hessen
State MP is having contacts in the TRNC as guest of the Girne Municipality.
Mr Walter who entered in the Republic through the Ercan Airport – started his contacts with a visit to the Mayor of Girne Sumer Aygin.

The CTP-BG Foreign Relations Secretary Unal Findik and Ozan Ceyhun – a former Euro-MP accompanied the German Minister during the visit.
Welcoming the visiting Minister, Mr Aygin explained that his municipality – which has been continuing its efforts towards becoming a European city - is in close contact with several German MPs and mayors.

Underlining the importance for European officials to learn more about the island, he said that German officials – who entered North Cyprus through Ercan Airport - played a leading role in easing the international isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people.

Jurgen Walter, for his part, said `what we want is the opening of sea and air ports in North Cyprus to direct trade. We have been voicing this expectation in every corner of Europe`.

He also praised the CTP-BG – which he said, has been waging efforts towards bringing a solution to the Cyprus problem at the table – for its courage and expressed his party’s support to these efforts.

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Jurgen Walter, German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Hessen State MP has been received by Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer.

The meeting between the Premier and the German MP took place at the TRNC Parliament.

During the visit, Mr Walter pointed to the importance of close relations between Germany and the TRNC and the CTP and his SPD party.

`We are closely following the relations between the North and the South` he said, adding that the courage being shown especially by the TRNC towards settling the Cyprus problem was very meaningful.

Referring the Cyprus problem as a bleeding wound for Europe, the German MP expressed the hope that a solution would soon be reached on the island.

`I hope, next time I will fly directly from Frankfurt to Ercan` he said.

Touching upon the ongoing negotiation process, the German Parliamentarian expressed the hope that the process would lead to a positive result.

Prime Minister Soyer responded to the German MP by saying that his government was pleased with the interest shown to the TRNC during his visit to the Hessen state.

The Premier said that the decision taken by the German Federal Parliament on the Cyprus issue and the SPD’s support to that decision played an important role in strengthening ties between Germany and the TRNC.

He also noted that the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder had also played an important role in the development of bilateral relations.

On the Cyprus issue, he said `the negotiation process will be concluded. There will be direct flights from Germany to Ercan and our planes will directly fly to Germany`.

Yesterday, Mr Walter who entered in the Republic through the Ercan Airport - said `what we want is the opening of sea and air ports in North Cyprus to direct trade. We have been voicing this expectation in every corner of Europe`.

During a visit to the Mayor of Girne Sumer Aygin, he also expressed his party’s support to the efforts aimed at bringing a negotiated settlement to the Cyprus problem.

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hwo does direct trade help with re unifying the island? if trnc ever had that they would say f u we dont want re unification bye