The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) received a donation of €150,000 from the Hellenic Republic on 13 April 2022. This contribution brings Greece’s financial assistance to the CMP to a total of €345,000 since 2006.
According to a CMP press release, in 2022, these funds will support the CMP Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus with its goal to end the uncertainty which has affected the families for so many years.
It is noted that so far, 1,025 missing persons from both Cypriot communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials.
CMP adds that it relies on donor support to implement its bi-communal project that alleviates the suffering of the concerned families.
The European Union is the main financial contributor of CMP.
Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Turkey occupies 37% of Cyprus’ territory.
Source: Anadolu Agency