Actress delight

TV ACTRESS Valentina Sophocleous, who has been actively campaigning for the opening of the island’s barriers, has expressed her delight at the scheduled opening of the Pyrgos-Limnitis checkpoint tomorrow.

The crossing will open at 3pm tomorrow, marking a new era for locals. Many, including Sophocleous, have long been fighting for the opening of the checkpoint.

Sophocleous told Radio Pafos listeners that the opening of the crossing marked a historic occasion.

“It proves that when people co-operate and set a common target, then they can achieve anything,” she said.

Muktah of Kato Pyrgos, Costas Michaelides expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to all of those who have played a role in facilitating the opening of the crossing, and proposed that the matter of banning the transport of fruit and vegetables to and from Nicosia be re-examined.

The opening of the barrier and the new road will end the isolation of the community of Pyrgos and cut travelling time to Nicosia to around 40 minutes. It previously took approximately three hours.

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