Think again. If i was going to come in from. Weeks of excitement set in motion. Sucks. Its way to 90 what is. The goal of the results here on g. W. Leaves. Barricades in the middle of the city border posts un peacekeepers on patrol this is every day life on cyprus divided since 1974. A Demilitarized Zone runs across the entire island there are empty towns and abandoned villages. With few exceptions turks live in the north of cyprus
greeks live in the south the 1st Border Crossings opened in 2003 but theres little exchange. We traveled along the Demilitarized Zone known as the green line and met people whose lives have been affected by 45 years of Political Division what are the prospects for reuniting cyprus. Our journey begins in the southern part of the island the republic of cyprus and e. U. Member states since 2004 our 1st stop is the village of cancer pyrgos this is christophes hes 30 years old and opened a Convenience Store here a while back new businesses are rare here. To. Many
cross the border to shop in the north of the turkish lira has weakened sharply against the euro in recent years so they get more for their money here. but they don t interact much with the local residents they feel more comfortable back home in qatar pierre goss. you know you. listen to him to court you but you we don t actually have any contact with the turkish cypriots before the island was divided government there were closer ties between the 2 groups but not now. you know that woman a few years ago they made an effort to bring young greeks and turks together but it didn t work out very well when the. milonga. i think that our village would be better off if they could solve the cyprus problem we wouldn t be cut off anymore but it s going to take time a lot of greek cypriots here lost relatives during the turkish invasion and 1974 so i can understand why they want to keep their distance ready.
a hero to that cause he doesn t believe that simply opening more border crossings will create trust and eliminate decades of resentment. i m disgusted and ashamed just thinking about it. the checkpoint should stay closed until the cyprus problem is resolved. people shouldn t be allowed to travel from one side to the other at all or prada. many cypriots would disagree with those sentiments on the day that the new local border crossing opened hundreds traveled north for the 1st time in decades some drive past the houses where they used to live. and they got i m overwhelmed we asked him what he was he asked. i i i. the opening of the