It was suggested it should be turned into a tax-free industrial zone, designed to attract foreign high tech firms, and employing Cypriots from both the Greek and Turkish communities on the island.
ɪt wʌz sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɪt ʃˌʊd biː tˈɜːnd ˌɪntʊ ɐ tˈæksfɹˈiː ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl zˈoʊn, dɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ɐtɹˈækt fˈɔːɹən hˈaɪ tˈɛk fˈɜːmz, ænd ɛmplˈɔɪɪŋ sˈɪpɹɪəts fɹʌm bˈoʊθ ðə ɡɹˈiːk ænd tˈɜːkɪʃ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd.