Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Kanlıdere Rehabilitation Project – Official Launch of the First Stage was made – BRTK

Will be financed by the European Union (EU) and Bwill be implemented by the Introductive Nations Development Program (UNDP) The first stage of the Kan Kanlıdere Rehabilitation Project ılmış was launched.

In the event held in the “Inter -Sociations Center” in the intermediate region, the European Commission General Directorate of Regional and Urban Policies, President of the Cyprus Solution Support Unit Giulia Bertezzolu, UNDP Cyprus Office Director Cihangir Haydarov, the Special Representative of the Cyprus of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General and UN Peace Force Mission Chief Colin Stewart, Nicosia Greek Mayor Haralambos Pruncos and Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) President Mehmet Harmancı made a speech.

Following the speeches, Finland Ambassador Paivi Peltokoski, Swedish Ambassador Martin Hagström and Austria Maslahatgüzar Martin Kraemer made a speech stating the importance of the day, representing the 30th anniversary of the EU membership of the EU.

UNDP Project Manager Alexandre Prietto continued with a cocktail after making detailed information about the project by making a presentation about the project.

– Bertezzolo

In his speech, the European Commission General Directorate of Regional and Urban Policies, President of the Cypriot Solution Support Unit, Giulia Bertezzolo, stated that he liked the project because he was a nature -friendly.

Bertezzolo said that the project has been spoken for a long time and stressed that LTB President Mehmet Harmancı has a great contribution to the implementation of the project. Bertezzolo said that the first stage of the project, which has many stages and including a total of 18 km bicycle path, is planned to be completed by the end of the year.

– Haydarov

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Cyprus Office Director Cihangir Haydarov thanked everyone who worked for the project and congratulated them.

Stating that the project is important in terms of its contribution to the environment, Haydarov said that the project will also contribute to the days when people can switch without any restrictions in Cyprus.

-Stewart

In his speech, Colin Stewart, the Special Representative of the Cyprus and UN Peacekeeping Mission Mission Mission of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, emphasized that the project has gone back to ten years when the project began to work on the Environmental Technical Committee, and that many people working on it for a long time.

The more contact between the two communities as the UN, the more a helpful environment to solve the Cyprus problem, the more Stewart said, over time, many people, including the old and current negotiators, mayors, co -chairmen of the technical committee, the European Commission and UNDP officials, he said.

Stating that the project has a potential to have a great impact, Stewart wished the project to be completed and united from both sides at a single point.

-Pruncos

In his speech, the Mayor of Nicosia Greek Mayor Haralambos Pruncos thanked everyone who contributed to the project, which will continue to bring together the two communities.

Describing how important the completion of the project is to witness in Southern Cyprus, Pruncos pointed out the importance of providing a natural space where people could walk and cycling and come together. Pruncos stated that there are 16 more micro projects for Kanlıdere.

-Blender

In his speech, LTB President Mehmet Harmancı stated that the event was history for them because he started the Kanlıdere Rehabilitation Project.

Harmancı said that the visionary who made the Nicosia Master Plan 40 years ago would be Kanlıdere’s unifying force in Nicosia in Nicosia.

Harmancı emphasized that Kanlıdere is the source of life flowing on both sides of Nicosia and said that the project would turn the creek into a living space where the society can come together.

Harmancı stated that the project was the most important step taken to bring the two societies together in social life daily and naturally and thanked everyone who supported the project.

-AF will provide financing to Kanlıdere Rehabilitation Project

In a statement made by the Cyprus Representative of the European Commission after the event, it is expected that the EU will provide approximately 4.4 million euros to the project and will be implemented by UNDP and the project was aimed to create a peaceful and sustainable space in which the Nicosian can ride, walk and be intertwined with nature ”.

In the statement, Nicola de Michelis, Deputy General Manager of the European Commission Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), said, “The EU supports the projects that enable the improvement of green areas in Cyprus and the encouragement of sustainable development in cities. It will increase its quality and lead to better city planning, such as the development of the EU’s environmental cooperation and the protection of natural life in urban areas. he said.

In the statement, UNDP Cyprus Office President Cihangir Haydarov said, “This project is a concrete example of the determination of UNDP’s ecosystems, increasing living standards and strengthening the reconciliation with social harmony. It is part of the wider UNDP commitment to the development of both people and the planet by supporting development. ” He said in the statements.

-Stages of the project

The first stage of the rehabilitation project is expected to be completed by November 2025, while the entire project is planned to be completed in September 2027 after the EU’s final approval.