Let’s patch things up !
CYPRIOT women from both sides of the divide yesterday
joined their voices in reaffirming their desire for peace and reunification on
the island.
They met at the
The pieces would be put together to make a huge quilt – the quilt of
international solidarity, which would translate the Women’s World Charter for
Humanity.
It was an emotional meeting in the middle of the dividing line.
Turkish Cypriot women, who got there first, greeted their Greek counterparts
with the slogan “Peace in
The Greek women replied with “United and peaceful
They then moved inside the hotel, carrying a long strip of white sheet – their
piece of patchwork – which was later filled with wishes for piece colourful
cloth flowers.
The bi-communal gathering was attended by House Speaker Demetris Christofias,
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ferdi Soyer, and other political personalities
from both sides.
In a speech read in Greek and Turkish, the women of
The women of
“They dream of a world full of hope, life, where it is worth for one to live
in.”
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