Hospital Groundbreaking and Beltway Inauguration held with participation of President Erdoğan

President of Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony held for the groundbreaking of Yeni Lefkoşa Public Hospital and the opening of Lefkoşa North Beltway Flyover Junction and Connected Roads Project in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Stating that they are, today, breaking the ground for the first section of the 320-bed Yeni Lefkoşa Public Hospital, President Erdoğan said that 110 intensive care beds, 12 surgery rooms and 80 polyclinics will be at the disposal of citizens in the hospital, which he underscored will be constructed according to international standards.

President Erdoğan said: “Tourism assumes a vital role in the economic growth and the global visibility of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. By renovating Ercan Airport in a way that befits the needs of the time, we have made the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus the shining star of the Eastern Mediterranean in not only transportation, but also in tourism, employment and investments.”

Stressing that they are in agreement with the TRNC President Ersin Tatar and the TRNC government in terms of building the TRNC’s political and economic future, President Erdoğan went on to say: “We fully support Mr. Tatar’s two-state solution vision. It is also time for the international community to make peace with the realities on the ground. It is high time to build diplomatic, political and economic relations with the TRNC, and to put an end to the decades-long injustices against the Turkish Cypriots.”

The event was attended by President Ersin Tatar and Turkish President Erdoğan, Speaker of the TRNC Assembly Ziya Öztürkler, Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, ministers, MPs, senior government and military officials, representatives of political parties and guests.