Saturday, January 19, 2008

400 million dollars from Turkey in one year

"400 million dollars from Turkey in one year
18.01.2008

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that the monetary assistance given to northern Cyprus was US$80 million a year between 1974 and 1996, US$210 million a year between 1997 and 2002 and US$360 million a year since 2002. “At this time we are giving nearly US$400 million a year,” he said. On behalf of the government and in response to Huseyin Pazarci, a Turkish Member of Parliaments’ speech regarding northern Cyprus, Cemil Cicek said: “The Cyprus matter is a ‘national cause’ for everyone.”"

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