Harmanci calls for Ledra Palace to be open to civilian cars

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Thursday called for the capital’s Ledra Palace crossing point to be opened to civilian road traffic .

At present, only pedestrians and diplomatic vehicles can pass through the crossing point and Harmanci suggested that vehicles belonging to people who are crossing either for education or for health reasons be allowed to use the crossing point.

Additionally, he called for a new crossing point