An encounter with Turkish soldiers took place on Tuesday in the area of Astromeritis, in the presence of peacekeeping force members, when a E/C farmer went to the Dead Zone for work. There were no military violations, noted the United Nations, which intercepted the Turkish soldiers.
As Astromeriti community leader Aris Constantinou, a Y/C farmer who, with the help of his father-in-law, was trying to repair agricultural machinery on land he has been farming for years inside the Dead Zone, saw Turkish soldiers moving towards him," he told CBC.
Thanks to the intervention of a vehicle of the United Nations peacekeeping mission patrolling the area, the Turkish soldiers' march was stopped[/B] and the Y/C farmer managed to complete the repair of the machine.
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According to Mr. Constantinou, this incident is of concern as no similar activity by Turkish forces in the area has been recorded so far, while he noted that outposts of the UN force have long been removed from the area.
For his part, UNFICYP spokesman Alim Siddiq told CBC that the incident is being investigated, with initial reports indicating that there have been no military violations in the area.
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