Published October 25,2023
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Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Wednesday accomplished a two-day joint army train in Northern Cyprus.
The Martyr Ensign Caner Gönyeli-2023 Search and Rescue Invitation Exercise began on Tuesday with the land section.
The sea section of the train concluded on Wednesday with a search and rescue operation carried out inside the scope of an ordinary state of affairs, going down outdoors the territorial waters of the TRNC within the Turkish Search and Rescue Region, off the coast of Famagusta.
As many as 13 army representatives from six countries-Azerbaijan, Djibouti, Kosovo, Qatar, Libya, and Pakistan-attended the naval a part of the train as observers.
Its intention was to guard the rights and pursuits of Türkiye and the TRNC within the Search and Rescue (SAR) space within the Eastern Mediterranean.
It additionally sought to strengthen the sovereignty of the TRNC, and to attract public consideration concerning the importance of search and rescue operations and area boundaries.
BILATERAL COOPERATION
Addressing the contributors, TRNC Vice President and Parliament Speaker Zorlu Töre mentioned the train was carried out efficiently, and “our security units, police force and heroic army are always ready, both in war and peace.”
Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Sağlam mentioned the drill will take bilateral cooperation between Türkiye and the TRNC one step additional.
“The responsibility of ensuring security, peace and stability in such a critical region and protecting our rights and interests arising from international law in the Eastern Mediterranean lies on our shoulders,” he added.
Turkish Coast Guard Commander Rear Adm. Ahmet Kendir mentioned Türkiye will proceed with its efforts to help the TRNC and improve mutual cooperation.
“The exercise carried out today by our search and rescue elements, which can successfully perform their duties 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is an indicator of our reaction speed and the effectiveness of our search and rescue organization in case of accidents that may occur in the surrounding seas,” Kendir mentioned.
Cyprus has been mired in a decades-long dispute between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, regardless of a sequence of diplomatic efforts by the UN to realize a complete settlement.
Türkiye totally helps a two-state answer on the island based mostly on sovereign equality and equal worldwide standing between its two states.
Source: www.anews.com.tr