Nicosia Municipality ready for Ledra Street opening

Nicosia Municipality is ready to handle the opening of

, adding that plans to support the infrastructure of the buildings along the street have already been prepared.
Sepaking at a press conference where she presented the work of the municipality for 2007 as well as its plans for 2008, Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou said that the technical preparations in the event Ledra Street opens are ready, adding that Ledra Street can open in a matter of five days the most.
She said the work to support the infrastructure will be financed by the EU and will take some time, however without endangering the safety of pedestrians while the road will be open for traffic.
Mavrou said there are a total of 275 derelict buildings, some of which pose an immediate danger to pedestrians and the Municipality’s engineers will proceed with their support.
The Nicosia Mayor said that the loan which the Municipality is anticipating to acquire to carry out work to revive buildings along the Green Line, will reach three million pounds.
The National Guard, the island’s army, removed on March 8, 2007, the wall in

, which was erected soon after the Turkish invasion. The government of Cyprus clarified that the demolition of the wall does not mean the opening of the crossing point to and from the Turkish occupied areas, unless security issues are addressed.
In a statement, the members of the Security Council urged both communities to work with the UN to open

crossing.