LEFKOSA - Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe met on Saturday with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Economy and Tourism Minister Ayse Donmezer.
Pepe and Donmezer signed cooperation agreement on environment field and also working program on environment field which covers 2004 and 2005.
Pepe said that there were steps to be taken on environmental field between Turkey and TRNC and cooperation protocol would determine the road map of coming days. He said, ''it is inevitable for two countries which are on the path to the European Union (EU) to take steps together in environment field.'' He added that environment issue was sine qua non of the EU.
Donmezer said that developing countries had problems in environment field, adding that cooperation agreement envisages cooperation of two countries in various fields.
Under the agreement, Turkey will convey all of its experiences to TRNC within the scope of regulation adjustment during EU candidacy process and presentation of projects to EU. Also, two countries will exchange experts to convey information and experience to each other within environmental effect evaluation process which has been carried out in both countries.
(GC-AY) 29.05.2004