NICOSIA (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Saturday described as
"essential" the construction of a road which has triggered rare tension with United Nations peacekeepers on the divided island.
"It is unfortunate that an attempt was made by UNFICYP to obstruct the development of the road being carried out by a civilian contractor, within the sovereign territory of the TRNC," Tatar said in a statement to Reuters, referring to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a breakaway state recognised only by Ankara.
There was no construction underway on Saturday, and peacekeepers remained in the area, which was"firmly" within the buffer zone, a spokesperson for UNFICYP told Reuters.
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