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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 98-11-22Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1325:CYPPRESS:01[01] Cyprus - LebanonNicosia, Nov 22 (CNA) -- Two Cypriots will attend the investment ceremony of the President of the Republic of Lebanon General Emile Lahoud.Deputy Avraam Antoniou and the representative of the Maronites to the House, Antonis Hadjirousos, leave Monday for Beirut to represent the House President at the ceremony on Tuesday, following an invitation by the President of the Lebanese National Assembly Nabih Berry. CNA MM/GG/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1330:CYPPRESS:02[02] Cyprus - EUNicosia, Nov 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus will participate in a meeting of European Union (EU) officials dealing with European affairs to discuss EU enlargement, employment, the Amsterdam Treaty, institutional changes within the EU and issues affecting candidate countries.Tassos Papadopoulos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and deputies Doros Christodoulides and Doros Theodorou leave Sunday for Vienna to attend the 19th meeting of presidents of Parliamentary Committees of European Affairs of EU member-states. Presidents of European Affairs Committees of the European Parliament and parliamentary European Affairs Committees of candidate countries will also attend the meeting, to take place between 23-24 November. The Cypriot MPs will be joined by deputy Demetris Syllouris in Bucharest where they will pay an official visit at the invitation of the Romanian parliament. CNA MM/GG/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1335:CYPPRESS:03[03] DIKO - electionsNicosia, Nov 22 (CNA) -- Spyros Kyprianou, whose authority as leader of the Democratic Party (DIKO) is challenged today for the first time, has called for unity on all fronts to help settle the Cyprus question.He also welcomed the large interest of party members to vote and the big number of candidates for party offices, including three for the presidency, three for the post of deputy president and eight for three posts of vice-presidents. Party members will elect a president, deputy president, three vice presidents, a general secretary and a general secretary responsible for organisational matters. The conference will also elect the ten members of the Executive Bureau and the 86 members of the Central Committee. "DIKO was set up with the pledge to fight for the rights of the people of Cyprus and not to accept any type of settlement which would not secure the survival of Cypriot Hellenism on this island," Kyprianou said before he cast his vote. He called on everybody to unite and adopt a "demanding policy and an aggressive diplomacy and boost the country's defences and economy." Kyprianou noted that the "huge interest in today's election conference indicates that DIKO members have decided to revamp the party and render it the political party which would lead the country to a better future." Voting, which started earlier this morning, ends at five in the afternoon. Results are expected later tonight. CNA MM/GG/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |