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Cyprus: Limnitis open today

The long-awaited Limnitis-Pyrgos crossing in the north west of the island open at 10am today after 46 years of separation.
The crossing provides the first road link between the Greek-Cypriot resort of Kato Pyrgos on the island’s northwest coast and the adjacent Turkish-Cypriot village of Limnitis (Yesilirmak in Turkish) since communal disturbances erupted in the winter of 1963-4, prompting the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops.
The crossing will provide easier access for residents to medical and educational facilities in the capital and provide a much needed fillip to the resort’s tourism trade.
A new 6.5 kilometre (four mile) road has since been built between the two villages, with the help of EU and US financing, at a cost of around 11.2 million euros.
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias joined Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule at the opening.
For the past 46 years, Greek Cypriot residents in Kato Pyrgos have had to travel to Paphos, on the western coast, and Limassol, on the south, in order to reach Nicosia. The new route will halve the travel time from three to 1.5 hours.

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