27.09.2013 KKTC
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, along with Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay, visited the TRNC Speaker of the Parliament Sibel Siber and TRNC Prime Minister Özkan Yorgancıoğlu at their offices. Present during the meetings were Director of Religious Affairs Mehmet Görmez, Turkey’s Ambassador to Lefkoşa Halil İbrahim Akça and TRNC Deputy Prime Minister, Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports Minister Serdar Denktaş and other officials.
Deputy Prime Minister
Beşir Atalay, Hisarcıklıoğlu and those with them visited Sibel Siber first.
During the meeting, Atalay said, “Turkey has always stood alongside TRNC so
that it may become stronger and advance; to live in peace.”
Atalay congratulated
Siber on her election to the post of Speaker and stated that the election would
bring change and dynamism to the parliament.
TRNC Speaker of the
Parliament Sibel Siber expressed her joy for hosting such a large delegation
and stated that the only country to recognize TRNC outside of the bonds of
fraternity and solidarity is Turkey and that it is heartening to have its
support.
Afterwards, visiting
the TRNC Prime Minister Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, Atalay wished the PM a productive
term while pointing out that PMs of coalition governments usually have a more
difficult time.
TRNC Prime Minister
Özkan Yorgancıoğlu would work with Turkey to develop its economy and bring
resolution to the Cyprus issue.