ANKARA, Feb 14 (A.A) - Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern (TRNC) signed an agreement in the field of sports on Thursday.
Directorate General of Youth and Sports General Director Kemal Mutlu, TRNC Sports Department Director of Labour, Social Security and Sports Ministry Tozun Tunale and TRNC National Olympiad Committee Chairman Eyup Zafer Gokbilen signed the agreement.
The agreement forsees allocation of payment in the budget of Directorate General of Youth and Sports to be given to TRNC for 2003.
Mutlu said in the signing ceremony that the agreement would further improve the cooperation carried out with TRNC in the field of sports, adding that the Turkish sports organization would continue to extend support to TRNC at the national and international level.
TRNC National Olympiad Committee Chairman Gokbilen said in his part that ''Turkey will continue to guide activities of sports federations in TRNC as long as the embargo on TRNC in sports is lifted.''
According to the agreement, a Turkish delegation headed by Kemal Mutlu will go to TRNC between 27-30 March 2002 to hold contacts.