Date Added: 16 June 2023

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel has reassured the public that the government was doing all it could to mitigate the effects of the ongoing economic crisis in the country.

Speaking to BRT on Friday morning, the prime minister evaluated the work carried out by the government as well as shared plans and future projects.

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel on Friday said that the money to be allocated by Türkiye within the framework of the economic protocol signed with Ankara will help move the country’s economy forward will be used to upgrade the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ infrastructure as well as raise the prosperity of the Turkish Cypriot people.

“The projects include the construction of new roads, hospitals and new school buildings across the country. Let everyone rest assured, we will work to achieve our goals as soon as possible,” he said, adding that work will speed up after the June 25 elections.

Touching upon the government’s accomplishments over the past year, the prime minister gave the example of the municipalities which were no longer experiencing financial difficulties now that the smaller municipalities had merged with the larger ones.

He also said that current problems at the Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority had also been addressed with no major power cuts being experienced.

“We now have two months of stock at the Teknecik Power Plant,” he said.

Üstel also spoke of plans to collect all government ministries and offices into one area, a goal he added which they planned to achieve within the next three years.

Regarding the upcoming elections, the premier said that the goal was to raise the party’s current number of 24 seats to 25.

“Together with our coalition partners we aim to raise our seats to 30 bringing more stability. Progress can only be achieved with a stable government, he said.

Also touching upon the issue of interconnectivity, Prime Minister Üstel said that once interconnectivity with Türkiye is achieved via an underwater cable, this will allow an increase in the capacity of solar energy production in the TRNC.