Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-04-18
CONTENTS
[01] ARCHBISHOP - CONSTANTINOPLE
[02] CHRISTOFIAS WILL NOT ATTEND POLISH PRESIDENT`S FUNERAL
[01] ARCHBISHOP - CONSTANTINOPLE
Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos` II arrived on Sunday morning to
Constantinople for an official visit, at the invitation of the
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The Archbishop visited Brussels earlier this week where he addressed a
seminar and had meetings with European officials. He was scheduled to
fly from Brussels to Constantinople on Friday. However, Brussels`
airport remained closed after the huge ash cloud from an Icelandic
volcano, spread out across Europe.
The Archbishop travelled on Saturday from Brussels to Barcelona, from
where he departed on a private jet. On Sunday morning he arrived at
Constantinople airport.
From there he went to the monastery of Zoodochos Pigi in Balukli where
he and Bartholomew lead a liturgy and addressed each other.
Later on, the Patriarch will host an official luncheon in honour of the
Arcbhishop and his entourage.
[02] CHRISTOFIAS WILL NOT ATTEND POLISH PRESIDENT`S FUNERAL
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias will not be able to travel to
Poland to attend the funeral of the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and
his wife.
President Christofias was scheduled to leave Cyprus on Sunday morning
for Poland to represent the Republic of Cyprus to the funeral but his
flight was cancelled due to the continued closure of airports around
the skies of Europe caused by the huge ash cloud from an Icelandic
volcano
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