President Ersin Tatar attends the Committee on Missing Persons appreciation ceremony where plaques were presented to the personnel who have served in the committee for more than 10 years
“The staff of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are fulfilling a very important humanitarian work with great devotion”
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President Ersin Tatar expressed his “deepest appreciation” to the “very important humanitarian work” by the staff of the Committee on Missing Persons.
The President made the remarks during an appreciation ceremony held at the gardens of the Presidential Palace, where personnel who have served at the CMP for 10 or more years were handed plaques in recognition of their service.
Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Tatar stated that the staff of the CMP “carried out important and compelling research to determine the fate of people who disappeared,” adding that “the CMP has a very important humanitarian role and the work you are carrying out is commendable”.
Noting that Turkish Cypriot people have been subjected to inhumane treatment between 1963 to 1974, President Tatar stated that there are still missing Turkish Cypriots, adding that “the research is still ongoing to find their remains”.
“This is a difficult task,” the President added. “With this awareness, you are fulfilling a very important responsibility. I would like to thank all of you for your hard work,” he added. President Tatar wished that the “missing persons be found as soon as possible as we also have time against us due to continously changing landscapes. . .it is very important for eye witnesses to come forward and to give any information that helps to locate the remains of missing persons. This also helps to bring about a closure to the loved ones and families of the missing,” he said.
Turkish Cypriot Member of the CMP, Hakkı Müftüzade, also stated in his speech that the CMP was formed in 1981 between the Turkish Cypriot Side and the Greek Cypriot Side, with the participation of the UN. He explained that the objective of the CMP is to recover, identify and return the remains of loved ones to their respective families on both sides.
Mr Müftüzade stated that the CMP personnel also extends their helping hand in all kinds of natural disasters and have participated voluntarily in efforts to extinguish the recent wildfire.
“You are carrying out a fantastic service,” Mr Müftüzade said. “We commend you for your hard work and efforts, despite at times facing difficult and challenging conditions, to locate the remains of missing people.” He added that it takes “determination, faith and patience” to carry out the work at the CMP, and he thanked everyone who contributed to the preparation of the ceremony.
At the end of the ceremony, the President handed the plaques to the staff of the CMP who have served in the committee for 10 or more years.
The President made the remarks during an appreciation ceremony held at the gardens of the Presidential Palace, where personnel who have served at the CMP for 10 or more years were handed plaques in recognition of their service.
Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Tatar stated that the staff of the CMP “carried out important and compelling research to determine the fate of people who disappeared,” adding that “the CMP has a very important humanitarian role and the work you are carrying out is commendable”.
Noting that Turkish Cypriot people have been subjected to inhumane treatment between 1963 to 1974, President Tatar stated that there are still missing Turkish Cypriots, adding that “the research is still ongoing to find their remains”.
“This is a difficult task,” the President added. “With this awareness, you are fulfilling a very important responsibility. I would like to thank all of you for your hard work,” he added. President Tatar wished that the “missing persons be found as soon as possible as we also have time against us due to continously changing landscapes. . .it is very important for eye witnesses to come forward and to give any information that helps to locate the remains of missing persons. This also helps to bring about a closure to the loved ones and families of the missing,” he said.
Turkish Cypriot Member of the CMP, Hakkı Müftüzade, also stated in his speech that the CMP was formed in 1981 between the Turkish Cypriot Side and the Greek Cypriot Side, with the participation of the UN. He explained that the objective of the CMP is to recover, identify and return the remains of loved ones to their respective families on both sides.
Mr Müftüzade stated that the CMP personnel also extends their helping hand in all kinds of natural disasters and have participated voluntarily in efforts to extinguish the recent wildfire.
“You are carrying out a fantastic service,” Mr Müftüzade said. “We commend you for your hard work and efforts, despite at times facing difficult and challenging conditions, to locate the remains of missing people.” He added that it takes “determination, faith and patience” to carry out the work at the CMP, and he thanked everyone who contributed to the preparation of the ceremony.
At the end of the ceremony, the President handed the plaques to the staff of the CMP who have served in the committee for 10 or more years.