General strike threatened over north meat imports

Turkish Cypriot trade unionists on Thursday threatened a general strike, should the ‘government’ not withdraw its decision to import meat from the Netherlands by Friday.

Farmers’ protests entered their fourth day on Thursday, with tractors and other agricultural vehicles remaining parked outside ‘government’ buildings, and hay bales and tyres being set alight.

The ‘government’ had announced its decision to begin importing meat from the Netherlands on May 17, with ‘prime minister’...