Lefkoşa Municipality Theatre’s play called “Missing” was staged at Satirigo Theatre in the South Cyprus after İstanbul.

According to the information given by Lefkoşa Municipality Theatre, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Satirigo Theatre Spiros Pandelidis said that they were proud of hosting the Lefkoşa Municipality Theatre once again and added that both theatres’ sharing arts and communication for many years also makes important contribution for bringing closer Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

Furthermore, Culture and Arts Coordinator of Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality Yaşar Ersoy pointed out to the 27 years friendship of the two theatres and stressed that their friendship has started with Aristofanes’ play named “Peace” and continued uninterruptedly until today.

Presidential spokesman Osman Ertug, has underlined that the Greek Cypriot side is using the recent UNFICYP report to continue their attacks on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey.

Ertug indicated that by this way the Greek Cypriot side is trying to camouflage their leaving the negotiation table and called  them to abide by the Joint Statement of February 11. Ertuğ also indicated that initiatives are continuing to overcome the deficiencies of the report.

In his written statement, Ertug drew attention to the fact that the Greek Cypriot spokesman had strongly criticised the report and is leading a blame game campaign against the Turkish Cypriot side.

Furthermore, expressing that they do not intend to give detailed response to the Greek Cypriot spakesman, Ertuğ said that by this way Christodoulides is trying to camouflage the Greek Cypriot side’s leaving the negotiation table. Ertuğ added that the Greek Cypriot side is also aiming to get the Security Council resolution to be taken in their favour and underlined that Greek Cypriot side could not camouflage the realities by their claims.

Ertug noted that the Greek Cypriot side couldn’t tolerate the reports’ limited and late reference to the isolations that the Turkish Cypriots had been subject to for the past 50 years and is trying to put the responsibility on the shoulders of Turkey.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in his visit to Kuwait has underlined that the observer status of the TRNC in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)should continue.

According to the AA news agency, within the framework of his Kuwait contacts Minister Cavusoglu had a joint press conference with his counterpart  Şeyh Sabah el-Halides-Sabah. . In his speech at the press conference, Çavuşoğlu said “ Continuation of the TRNC’s observer status in the OIC is very important. I have discussed this issue with Es-Sabah”.

A delegation from the TRNC Assembly is accompanying the Speaker of the Assembly Sibel Siber to attend the 10.th conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member countries in Istanbul.

The delegation who is accompanying the Speaker of the Assembly Sibel Siber, is consisting of CTP-BG Güzelyurt MP Armağan Candan, UBP Girne MP İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra, DP-UG Gazimağusa MP Fikri Ataoğlu, TDP Girne MP Zeki Çeler. The delegationis leaving for Istanbul tonigh, and will attend a full day conference on Wednesday and the dinner in honor of attendants hosted by the President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Cemil Çiçek.

Siber will address the participants on Thursday at the ISIBAP’s 10^th conference.

The delegation will also have meetings with presidents of the parliaments of participating countries and return to the TRNC on Friday morning.

Deputy Prime Ministry, Ministry of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports attended the “ Belfast Telegraph Holiday World Show 2015 Tourism Fair” in Belfast city of North Ireland between 16-18 January 2015. Representatives from the Ministry together with sector representatives attended the fair where the promotion activities took place ..

TRNC tourism and diving facilities has also been promoted at 46th “ Düsseldorf Boot Messe” fair which is being organised in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Stating that the Greek Cypriot side left the negotiation table by showing Navtex as an excuse Turkish Cypriot negotaitor Ergün Olgun warned the Greek Cypriot side. Olgun gave the signals of the installation of a platform and exploration activities in the region in case of the contiuation of the Greek Cypriot side’s attitude. In his statement to Havadis newspaper, Olgun commented on the Greek Cypriot side’s statement giving Navtex as an excuse not to return to the negotiation table and said “ If a platform is installed and exploration starts, then they will need to think ”.

Stressing that the present crisis created by the hydrocarbon crisis would bring changes with itself, Olgun said “Creation of this crisis could open doors for change in Cyprus.”

Following the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s report regarding the extention of UNFICYP’s  term of office, Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades’ harsh criticizms towards the UN Secretary General, his Special Advisor Espen Barth Eide and US Ambassador to South Cyprus John Koenig disturbed the foreign diplomats.

According to Greek Cypriot daily Politis, foreign diplomats were disturbed by Anastasiades’ statements that he was exposed to pressure and blackmails by UN and US Ambassador., Politis further more reported that since yesterday, foreign diplomats started conveying their discomfort to the Greek Cypriot government.

It is alleged by the Greek Cypriot dailies that the expression “Lifting of Turkish Cypriots’ isolation” in UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s latest report regarding UNFICYP,   is a preparation for bringing up EU’s direct trade regulations with TRNC.

Greek Cypriot daily Fileleftheros reported that the reason behind the reappearance of the issue of “Isolations of the Turkish Cypriots” in the report which was forgotten at the time of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan,  is to bring up the Direct Trade regulation  between EU and TRNC to the agenda.

The newspaper which noted that the Direct Trade Regulations is at the ‘Waiting List’ of the European Parliament, alleged that despite the fact that many procedures are needed to bring the regulations to the agenda, it was not impossible to do so.