The protocol was signed by Cumhur Ersumer, the Energy and Natural Sources Minister, and Teimuraz Giorgadze, Georgian Energy and Fuel Minister. Turkey will purchase additional electricity up to 100 MW monthly from Georgia through the state companies and via the Hopa-Batum enery transportation line of 220 KW, in accordance with the protocol. Georgia will pay a part of her enery debt of 1.7 billion KW belonged to 1990-1996 period, within the scope of Energy Sale Agreement and within the framework of a plan that will be determined as of September 1, 1998. Officials told the A.A correspondent that the temporary village guards clashed with the terrorists who tried to attack Osmanpinar village. Ali Guclu and Suphi Yildiz, the village guards, died during the clashes.
Operations are underway in the region in order to capture the terrorists.
Meanwhile one terrorist was killed during the operations launched by the security forces in Hinis County of Erzurum Province. Ahmet Kayhan, the Governor of Erzurum, pointed out that one soldier died and one soldier was injured during the clashes. Martyrs who were massacred by the Greek Cypriots and were buried in mass graves in Murataga, Sandallar, Atlilar and Serdarl Villages, were commemorated during the celebrations. Addressing the meeting, Hakki Atun, the Speaker of the TRNC Parliament, stressed that the TRNC was established on the lives and blodds of martyrs. He added, ''we stand on the earth as a honourable nation.