Italian Senator Paolo Amato became a citizen of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Tuesday.
Italian Senator is currently in TRNC to attend celebrations to mark the 27th foundation anniversary.
TRNC Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun told a news conference that TRNC Council of Ministers approved application of Amato to become TRNC citizen.
Ozgurgun said he has the full belief that Amato would defend rights of Turkish Cypriot people.
Italian Senator Amato said he felt honor to become TRNC citizen, adding that the best way to express the closeness felt towards a community which suffered a lot was to become an active member of it.
Amato said he has chosen Northern Cyprus as his second motherland which stemmed from ethical and cultural belief.
“Being an Italian and Turkish Cypriot, I will endeavor to defend rights and values of TRNC. I will be in an effort to attract the attention of Italy and the EU to Cyprus question,” Amato said adding that he considered Cyprus question as a key of the agenda determining relations between Italy and Turkey.
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