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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-02-14
CONTENTS
[01] CYPRIOT VOTERS - ELECTIONS
[02] US OFFICIAL - CYPRUS VISIT
[01] CYPRIOT VOTERS - ELECTIONS
Cypriots have begun arriving in Cyprus from abroad to vote in Sundays
presidential elections. Most of the passengers arrive on Cyprus Airways
flights from Athens, Salonica and London. On Thursday CY operated 38
flights from various destinations to carry voters.
Cyprus Airways spokesman Kyriakos Kyriakou has told CNA that the
airline has offered 14,700 seats to the three main contenders of the
presidential race, which have been almost equally distributed among
them.
The main candidates are incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos, House
President Demetris Christofias and former foreign minister and Euro MP
Ioannis Kasoulides.
[02] US OFFICIAL - CYPRUS VISIT
Nicholas Burns, outgoing US Undersecretary of State, has indicated that
a US high ranking official might visit Cyprus in the near future.
Burns had said in recent statements that he might be visiting Cyprus,
but he retires from the US government next month. Replying to a
questions by CNA after a working lunch with Greek Foreign Minister Dora
Bakoyiannis, who is visiting Washington, Burns said that he will not be
able to visit Cyprus after Sundays presidential elections.
``Maybe I will not manage to visit but someone else might,`` he added.
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