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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 00-01-10
CONTENTS
[01] Greek FM - Cyprus visit
[02] Cyprus - Poland - Labour agreement
[03] President Clerides - Kyprianou - French parliamentarians - OSCE
[04] Cyprus - Poland - Government spokesmen
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[01] Greek FM - Cyprus visit
Nicosia, Jan 10 (CNA) -- Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou arrives
on the island here Tuesday for a second visit in less than three months, to
hold talks with his Cypriot counterpart and meet with the island's
political leadership.
Papandreou, who arrives tomorrow at 1345 local time (1145 GMT) will
meet Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides in the afternoon. The two
will hold talks at the Foreign Ministry and will then give a press
conference.
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[02] Cyprus - Poland - Labour agreement
Nicosia, Jan 10 (CNA) -- Poland and Cyprus signed here Monday a cooperation
agreement in the fields of labour and social insurance.
The agreement, signed between Cyprus Labour and Social Insurance
Minister Andreas Moushouttas and visiting Polish Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Longin Komolowski, covers the sectors
of labour market policy, labour law, social dialogue, social insurance and
social assistance in matters relating to the European Union.
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[03] President Clerides - Kyprianou - French parliamentarians - OSCE
Nicosia, Jan 10 (CNA) -- The leaders of the French delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) expressed readiness to contribute in efforts to achieve
progress in the Cyprus talks.
This was stated today by the Chairman of the French delegation to the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Michel Voisin who was received, together with
the Vice-Chairman of the delegation Jean-Claude Lefort, by President of the
Republic Glafcos Clerides.
The French parliamentarians, who are on a three-day visit to the
island, also met House of Representatives President Spyros Kyprianou where
they assured that when France assumes the European Union rotating
presidency it will keep its promises regarding Cyprus.
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[04] Cyprus - Poland - Government spokesmen
Nicosia, Jan 10 (CNA) -- Poland's Government Spokesman, Krzysztof Luft,
pledged his country's desire to see a solution to the Cyprus problem.
Speaking after talks with his Cypriot counterpart, Michalis Papapetrou,
Luft expressed optimism that "Poland and Cyprus will soon become members of
a large organisation, the European Union".
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