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Ledra Street Reopens
For the 1st time in 44 years the whole of
In a move by both Greek and Turkish Cypriots signifying intent for a full solution to the
A few days before the opening, the UN had secured the short area by checking for any possible dangerous objects to people and announcing that none were found and the area was now officially safe. Efforts on both sides then began to improve the face of the street by cleaning up their shops (which have been closed since July 1974, after the Turkish Invasion) and setting up of temporary structures to make the buildings and street safe.
On the 3rd of April, the day finally arrived and at 9am local time, after a short opening ceremony accompanied by speeches, balloons were let off after being cut from their ribbons and released into the air. Then the street opened up to pedestrians for the first time in almost 4 and a half decades bringing renewed hope to
But the day didn't end as it should have as Turkish-Cypriot police entered the zone controlled by the UN in which could be seen as a provocation. The Greek-Cypriot side reacted by closing the zone until the UN intervened to move back the police who had entered the zone and breaking the agreement by the two leaders. Soon after, the area was reopened to the public who continued on both sides to walk up and down the newly opened area.
As one politician said, little cracks in the wall will eventually make it tumble (fall).
