(DP-News-Sana)
Hasaka, Lattakia, Edlib and Aleppo Governorates- The Turkish families on Thursday started visiting their relatives in Syria through the border crossing points of al-Salama and Jarabulus in the northern province of Aleppo.
Deputy Chairman of Aleppo Municipality’s Executive Bureau Abdul-Kader Jazmati underlined that the Syrian-Turkish relations acquire special importance through the joint ties between the two friendly peoples.
He added that the family meetings express the deep and strong relations connecting the two countries.
Deputy Governor of the Turkish province of Kilis Eren Arslan said the mutual visits contribute to boosting and deepening relations between the two peoples, hailing progress and development of the Turkish-Syrian ties.
Head of the border section in Aleppo Ali al-Sheikh said that nearly 12000 visitors of the Turkish families will visit their relatives in Syria, among them 7000 visitors through Bab al-Salama border point while 5000 visitors through Jarabulus.
About 4164 Turkish Citizens are expected to enter from the Syrian-Turkish border point of ‘Ras Al-In’-‘ ceylanpinor’ to celebrate Eid Al-Adha with their relatives in Syria, according to Brigadier Zaki Bistti, the Director of Ras Al-In’ region, about 600 kilometers from Damascus.
Bistti, in a statement, referred to the measures taken by Hasaka Governorate and the Turkish Urfa Council as to facilitate the movement of the Turkish Citizens visiting their relatives in Hasaka Governorate. Mr. Ilker Ozerk Ozcan, the Governor of Ceylanpinor, referred to the annual increase in the number of visitors who pay a 48 visit to Syria during Eid periods.
About 936 Syrian Citizens from Hasaka Governorate paid a visit during the last Eid Al-Fitr to their relatives in Turkey across the Syrian-Turkish border point of ‘Ras Al-In’-‘ ceylanpinor’. ‘Bab Al-Hawa’ Crossing Point at Edlib Governoerate, 330 kilometers from Damascus, witnessed the crossing of thousands of Turkish Citizens as to celebrate eid Al-Adha, with their relatives in Syria.
Latakia’s ‘Kasab’ Crossing Point, 348 kilometers from Damascus, also registered a crowded movement across the Syrian-Turkish borders as for the families to spend the joyful Eid Al-Adha feasts together. Engineer Khalid Al-Ahmad, the Governor of Edlib, cited the importance of such visits declaring that 86 projects are being carried out on the Syria-Turkish borders.
Antioch Governor, Mehmet Celaleffin Lekesiz, asserted that such exchanged visits among the relatives on both sides of the borders would open wide prospects for tourist, economic, and trade cooperation relations between Syria and turkey. Lekesiz referred to the positive effect of cancelling visa-entry, Which increased the number of visitors from a million and 126 thousand during the first 10 months of last year to 2 million and 260 thousand visitors.
The Turkish families expressed happiness over visiting Syria and exchanging congratulations with their relatives.
Syrian citizens of al-Hasaka today entered Turkey through al-Qamishli-Nussibyn border point to exchange congratulations of Eid al-Adha with their relatives in Turkey.
, 19/11/2010
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