THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE LOKMACI BARRICADE AND THE LEDRA STREET
A bi-communal event has been held at the Lokmacı Barricade and the Ledra Street with the participation of Turkish and Greek Cypriot teachers, students and parents.
The bicommunal event was organized by Teachers Platform `United Cyprus`, the Soma Akriton Youth Organization, the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research, the Society for Reconciliation and the European Commission Representation in Cyprus.,
The event, titled “Nicosia March” is aimed at creating an opportunity for Turkish and Greek Cypriot students aged between 10 and 16, to collect information about historical places in the capital.
In a statement on behalf of the United Cyprus Teachers’ Platform, the Cyprus Turkish Teachers Union General Secretary Sener Elcil pointed out that important responsibilities lie on teachers in the development of communities adding that their aim was to bring the two communies closer and to support the ongoing negotiations between the two sides.
He noted that touristic and historic places in North and South Nicosia would be visited as part of the event.