"Second phase of Cyprus buffer zone demining
12/08/2005
The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the EC Representation on the island said Friday the demining of the buffer zone will contribute to promoting reconciliation and is a step forward on the path to opening more crossing points, normalcy and peace.
The statements by UNFICYP chief of Mission Zbigniew Wlosowicz and Kezban Akansoy of the EC Representation in Cyprus were made on the occasion of the extension of the EU-funded UNDP Partnership for the Future (PFF) demining programme’s activities into the minefields of the Turkish forces in the buffer zone.
Two landmines were detonated in a Turkish forces minefield in the buffer zone adjacent to the United Nations Protected Area (UNPA) and UNFICYP headquarters to mark the occasion."
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