Turkey has reportedly decided not to send help for the fire on Troodos Mountains
According to Pusula Kibris website (22.06.16, http://pusulakibris.com), Turkish officials in Ankara got angry with the conditions put forward by the Republic of Cyprus for accepting Turkey’s offer to help in extinguishing the fire on Troodos Mountains and decided not to send the two firefighting helicopters and the one airplane which are waiting ready to interfere in Silifke and Antalya.Noting that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci conveyed to Turkish officials the conditioned acceptance of their offer by the Greek Cypriots, the website claims the following:
“Ankara evaluated the conditioned proposal of the Greek Cypriots. The Turkish diplomats reacted by saying: ‘This is a natural disaster. We are offering help and we are getting ready. And the Greek Cypriots put as a condition about the route. The pilots are those who decide the route of the flight and where the water will be poured’. After the conditions to offering help, Turkey decided not to send the two helicopters and the one airplane which are waiting in Silifke and Antalya”.
