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E) CONCERNING THE NOTAM NUMBER A0070/02 DATED 7 FEBRUARY 2002
ISSUED BY THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS
(GCASC) REGARDING THE PROVISION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
SERVICES WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THE FOLLOWING:
1) IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PROVISION OF SAR SERVICES
(WITHIN CONTEXT OF ARTICLE-25 OF CHICAGO CONVENTION AND
ANNEX-12 TO THE SAME CONVENTION) WERE TAKEN OVER BY THE
UNITED KINGDOM (UK) IN THE EARLY 1950S DURING THE  ESTABLISHMENT
OF NICOSIA FIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO RULES AND PROCEDURES,
WITH REGIONAL AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ICAO COUNCIL. THIS
HAS BEEN RECORDED IN EUR ANP ACCORDINGLY THE 1960 TREATIES
CONCERNING CYPRUS DID NOT CHANGE THIS, EVEN ENHANCED IT WITH AN
EXPLICIT PROVISION. THEREFORE THE UNILATERAL CHANGE OF AUTHORITY
ON PROVISION OF SAR REGARDING CYPRUS IS AGAINST THE ICAO RULES,
AND PROVISIONS OF 1960 TREATIES.
2) WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKISH
REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS (TRNC), BEING THE LEGITIMATE
AUTHORITY REPRESENTING THE TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE PROVIDES
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS), AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
(AIS) AND ALERTING SERVICES (AS) WITHIN ITS TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE
ABOVE IT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE
(EAA) SINCE 1977. FURTHERMORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT TRNC HAS
SUFFICIENT MEANS FOR PROVISION OF SAR SERVICES WITHIN ITS TERRITORY
AND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF EAA, AS WELL AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
AND COORDINATION WITH ADJACENT SAR AND ATS UNITS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF TURKEY.
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E)
3) DUE TO THE FOREGOING REASONS THE NOTAM NUMBER A0070/02
ISSUED BY GCASC SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID.)
RECEIVED FROM THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKS
OF TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS.
END PART 2 OF 2