Deputy PM Arinc, chief of general staff Kosaner attend TRNC anniversary reception

Receptions were held at Ankara, Istanbul and Mersin yesterday in honor of the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Attending the reception at Ankara's Swissotel were Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, Chief of General Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, political party representatives, Democratic Left Party (DSP) founder Rahsan Ecevit, and scores of other top officials. Arinc and Kosaner had a face-to-face talk and together cut a cake prepared especially for the anniversary.