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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-22
CONTENTS
[01] Death toll from latest refugee shipwrecks rises to 42
[02] Tsipras, Anastasiades discuss Cyprus problem and regional
cooperation, during meeting in Davos
[01] Death toll from latest refugee shipwrecks rises to 42
ANA-MPA -- The death toll from the two latest shipwrecks involving
refugees in the Aegean had risen to 42 by Friday afternoon, despite
the enormous efforts of the Greek coast guard to find and rescue as
many as possible on board the two vessels that sank, starting at dawn.
At least 34 people (16 women, seven men and 11 children) lost their lives
when a wooden sailboat with an unknown number of passengers sank in seas
northeast of Kalolimnos, where the coast guard managed to retrieve 22
men and four women from the water and take them to Kalymnos.
A second wooden boat carrying 49 migrants and refugees sank after it
crashed onto rocks east of the coast of Farmakonissi. Six children
and two women lost their lives in this incident, while the coast guard
rescued one girl. The remaining 40 people in the boat managed to swim
ashore unaided. The dead bodies and those rescued were taken to Leros.
[02] Tsipras, Anastasiades discuss Cyprus problem and regional
cooperation, during meeting in Davos
ANA-MPA -- The Cyprus issue and cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and
other countries in the region dominated a meeting between Greek Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the
sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday.
Tsipras and Anastasiades said that the bicommunal talks on the Cyprus
issue must lead to a fair and viable solution that is based on UN
resolutions and Cyprus' capacity as an EU member-state.
They also discussed the upcoming trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel summit,
developments relating to cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
and the prospects for further cooperation with other countries in the
region, such as Jordan, Palestine and Bulgaria.
On Thursday, Tsipras attended an event on the Cyprus issue held at the
WEF, with the participation of the UN Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen
Barthe Eide, WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Anastasiades, and the
leader of the island's Turkish-Cypriot community Mustafa Akinci.
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