LEFKOSA
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have signed a cooperation agreement on Friday.
The cooperation protocol in various fields including education, environment and health was sealed by the signatures of OIC President Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and TRNC Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami.
Ihsanoglu said following the signing ceremony that the existing ties between the OIC and TRNC will be stronger with the deal and they, as the organization, will stand by Turkish Cypriots in their rightful struggle against the double standards they received from the international public opinion.
Nami for his part said the first official protocol signed with the OIC is significant for Cypriot Turks to have their righteous voice heard across the world.
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