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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-09-06
CONTENTS
[01] PRESIDENT - NATIONAL COUNCIL
[02] LA FRANCOPHONIE MEMORANDUM
[01] PRESIDENT - NATIONAL COUNCIL
President of the Republic Demetris Christofias will soon be convening
the National Council, top advisory body to the President on the
handling of the Cyprus problem, comprising parliamentary party
leaders.
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou noted the President has
already said he would be calling a meeting before his departure for New
York, which is scheduled for September 18, for the UN General
Assembly.
[02] LA FRANCOPHONIE MEMORANDUM
A training programme on the instruction of French aimed at public
servants, which is already in place in Cyprus, has been renewed for
another three years.
The programme is running in cooperation with the International
Organisation of La Francophonie and the relevant documents of renewal
were signed today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme,
entitled The French Language in the European Union, is already being
implemented since 2007 and during the past year, almost 100 public
servants have been trained.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou, the
memorandum for training is important as Cyprus prepares to assume the
EU Presidency, in 2012. The programme will involve additional courses
for Public Service employees who will have an active involvement during
the Presidency. The memorandum for the renewal of the programme was
signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Republic of
Cyprus, the Ambassador of France Jean-Marc Rives, the Ambassador of
Belgium Guy Sevrin on behalf of his countrys French-speaking community,
while the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is also a contracting member.
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