The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) announced on Wednesday the donation by Turkey of 100,000 US dollars.
“CMP wishes to express its sincere thanks to Turkey for its generous donation of 100,000 US dollars (EUR 84,500). This donation brings the Turkish financial assistance to the CMP to a total of EUR 1,082,500 over the past thirteen years“, a press release says.
According to CMP, this contribution to the Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus “will support the Committee’s goal of identifying and returning as many remains of missing individuals as possible, to bring an end to the uncertainty which has affected so many families for so many years“.
The CMP relies on donor support to alleviate the suffering of the concerned families, the press release says.
So far, 976 missing persons from both communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied its northern third. Since then, the fate of hundreds of people remains unknown.
A Committee on Missing Persons has been established, upon agreement between the leaders of the two communities, with the scope of exhuming, identifying and returning the remains of missing persons to their relatives.
