Kalyoncu: “All underground water resources will be controlled by the TRNC”

Making a statement regarding the water issue, Prime Minister Ömer Kalyoncu stated that there are some claims about transferring of the underground water resources to a private company.  Kalyoncu said that the underground water resources will be controlled by the TRNC. Indicating that the text agreed by Turkey has not been signed by the cabinet yet, Kalyoncu said that the agreement will be prepared within a year after it was signed.

Kalyoncu said, “With the last deal, the municipalities which choose to remain out of the system will still be able to use the water but will not be given a 10% share of the profits achieved from the sale of the water and they will not gain any benefit from any investments.”

Stating that three points on the water agreement created discomfort, Kalyoncu said that the necessary changes have been carried out about these disrupting points and they were corrected.