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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-10-05
CONTENTS
[01] CYPRUS MILITARY EXERCISE
[02] CY PILOTS WORK STOPPAGE
[01] CYPRUS MILITARY EXERCISE
National Guard Commander, Lieutenant General Constantinos Bisbikas,
assured that he will continue to work tirelessly and modestly to
increase the operational readiness of the National Guard.
Bisbikas made the statement while announcing that the National Guard
(Cyprus army) annual military manoeuvres, code-named ``Nikiforos``,
will be held from 9-14 October.
Nikiforos is a wide-scale manoeuvre, directed by the General Command of
the National Guard. Formations and all groups of the National Guard
participate in the manouevres as well as thousands of reservists and
militiamen.
[02] CY PILOTS WORK STOPPAGE
Cyprus Airways pilots went on an impromptu work stoppage on Friday to
protest the abrupt indefinite suspension by the national carrier of a
colleague, affecting the airlines afternoon flights.
In statements to CNA, press spokesman for the pilots union PASIPY
George Charalambous, said that the work stoppage, from 1400 until 2000
(1100-1700 GMT), was decided after a provocative action by Cyprus
Airways to suspend a colleague without explaining the reasons behind
its decision.
He said this was the icing on the cake together with the longstanding
problems the national carrier is facing.
Charalambous said that all afternoon flights including those to Athens
and London will be affected.
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