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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-04-18
CONTENTS
[01] Panama wishes Cyprus success in difficult economic times
[02] Commission wants resumption of Cyprus talks
[03] MEPs criticise EU for Cyprus bailout
[04] FM issues travel advice for Korea
[01] Panama wishes Cyprus success in difficult economic times
Panama has expressed support and wishes for success "during these
difficult economic times the government of Cyprus is facing," new
Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, stationed in Athens, Aymard
H. Jimenez Granda has said.
Presenting his credentials to President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos
Anastasiades, Granda also said "Panama supports the efforts made by
the government of the Republic of Cyprus for a solution towards the
reunification of the country."
Granda added that "we look forward to continuing the friendly diplomatic
relations between our two nations and to further strengthening those bonds
in other areas in ways that will bring our nations and our people closer."
[02] Commission wants resumption of Cyprus talks
The European Commission looks forward to the complete resumption of the
Cyprus peace talks the soonest to achieve a completion of the talks,
said Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.
He added that the Commission acknowledges the attention of the government
of Cyprus is directed elsewhere.
[03] MEPs criticise EU for Cyprus bailout
MEPs criticised, on Tuesday, during a plenary debate a Eurogroup decision
on a Cyprus ‘bail - in' in March.
Replying to MEPs, EU Vice President Olli Rehn pledged that the Commission
will concentrate on facilitating new measures of economic activity
in Cyprus.
[04] FM issues travel advice for Korea
The Foreign Ministry has issued a travel advice for the citizens of the
Republic of Cyprus who are residents or intend to visit the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, due to increased tension in the Korean
Peninsula.
According to a press release by the Foreign Ministry, taking into
account the increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the citizens
of the Republic of Cyprus are advised to avoid non essential travel to
the country and in the event of their presence there, to follow local
or international news reports on the political and other developments
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website as well as the Facebook
page of Crisis Management Department which is linked to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs homepage.
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