LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas received on Friday Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe, who is currently in Lefkosa as the guest of the TRNC Economy and Tourism Minister Ayse Donmezer.
Denktas said that they expected embargoes imposed on TRNC to be lifted immediately and stated that they did not see much activity on this issue.
Pepe said that Donmezer and he would sign bilateral cooperation agreement on Saturday and noted that his ministry would review many projects on environment and forestry with this agreement.
Stating that Turkish government was monitoring developments in TRNC, Pepe said that a new process started in Cyprus after twin referenda on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan on Cyprus.
(EÖ-AY) 28.05.2004