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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-03-20Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus participates in EU Convention for Europe's future1045:CYPPRESS:01Cyprus participates in EU Convention for Europe's future by Maria Myles Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Cyprus has found itself for the first time, since it applied for European Union membership, on an almost equal par with member states through its participation in the Convention for the future of Europe, the government's representative to the Convention, Ambassador Mihalis Attalides, has told CNA in an interview. [02] Kasoulides calls on Annan to assess behaviour of two sides1230:CYPPRESS:02Kasoulides calls on Annan to assess the behaviour of two sides Larnaca, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has urged the UN Secretary General to take seriously into consideration the behaviour of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides at the negotiating table, before he takes his next step. He said Annan's statement on the direct talks, that started here mid January, was an encouragement to both sides to make some headway in the negotiations in the remaining two or three meetings before the UN chief is briefed in early April by his Special Adviser Alvaro de Soto, who conducts the talks. "We hope that the UN Secretary General, in any future intervention, will take seriously into consideration the attitude of each side at the talks and will not act in the way he did in September 2000, bribing the side that causes difficulties at the expense of the side that does its job," Kasoulides said on his way to Sofia, to participate in a conference on European Union enlargement, organized by the British Foreign Office. [03] Cyprus asks for special treatment for farmers from EU1240:CYPPRESS:03Cyprus asks for special treatment for farmers from EU Brussels, Mar 20(CNA)--Cyprus Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Costas Themistocleous has called for special treatment of Cypriot producers by the European Union in order to avoid a reduction of their income. Themistocleous, who was speaking at a meeting in Brussels of EU Agriculture Ministers with their counterparts from candidate countries, spoke of the peculiarities of Cyprus' agriculture and pointed out that the island does not receive any aid from other community programmes, like the rest of the candidate countries. [04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange
[06] Government: Ship with migrants left Cyprus empty1540:CYPPRESS:06Government: Ship with migrants left Cyprus empty Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Two government ministers denied that a ship, found off the Italian coast with some 1,000 migrants, had left Cyprus with its human cargo on board. "The vessel was repaired at a local port some ten days ago and changed its name before leaving," Interior Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou said, commenting on press reports from Italy that the ship had sailed from either Lebanon or Cyprus' northern Turkish occupied areas. [07] Germany is a very important tourist market for Cyprus1545:CYPPRESS:07Germany is a very important tourist market for Cyprus Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Nicos Rolandis has underlined the importance of Germany as a tourist market for Cyprus. Rolandis, who was speaking at a press conference at the Berlin International Tourist Exhibition, said that many tourists from Germany visit Cyprus and there are prospects of increasing their number in the medium term. [08] US official says current period very propitious for Cyprus1605:CYPPRESS:08US official says current period very propitious for Cyprus Larnaca, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Face-to-face talks on the Cyprus problem are positive in themselves, according to a US official, who arrived in Cyprus today at this "very propitious time", adding his country would materialise its support to the talks in any way the parties asked for. [09] Cypriot political parties urge leaders to reach settlement1727:CYPPRESS:09Cypriot political parties urge leaders to reach settlement Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Leaders and representatives of Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties met today in Nicosia and issued a statement in which they "reiterate their support to the ongoing direct talks between the leaders of the two Cypriot communities under the auspices of the UN" and "urge the two leaders to reach a settlement the soonest possible". During their meeting, which was organised as part of a series of meetings by the Slovak Embassy in Nicosia, the parties agreed to organise a bicommunal workshop of NGOs on April 6 at the Ledra Palace situated in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, so as to give them the opportunity to come into contact. [10] Cyprus passports source of friction in occupied areas1930:CYPPRESS:10Cyprus passports source of friction in occupied areas Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Turkish Cypriot organizations have protested against the introduction of a "bill" which makes it illegal for Turkish Cypriots to possess passports of the Republic of Cyprus and punishes the owners with two years imprisonment or heavy fine. In their protest letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan which they sent by e-mail the partnership of 41 democratic establishments which call themselves "This country is ours Platform" state that the "bill" which aims to "liquidate the Turkish Cypriot community threatens our international identity, human rights, and the rights acquired in the negotiations of the 1960 Agreements for the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus". [11] Cyprus ratifies dignity Convention and bans cloning1955:CYPPRESS:11Cyprus ratifies dignity Convention and bans cloning Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) - Cyprus has ratified the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity regarding the practice of Biology and Medicine, which aims at protecting the dignity and identity of human beings and generally human rights in relation to biological and medicinal developments. [12] Lanitis decorated by German Ambassador2025:CYPPRESS:12Lanitis decorated by German Ambassador Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) - Honourary Consul of Germany in Limassol Costas Evagoras Lanitis was today decorated with the highest honour of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Cross of Merit, at a reception at the resident of the German Ambassador in Nicosia, in the presence of Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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