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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 99-09-01Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
0800:CYPPRESS:01[01] SPORT: Panathinaikos, Benetton win in Cyprus tournamentNicosia, Sep 1 (CNA) -- Panathinaikos, Greece's basketball champions, doubled their wins within the framework of the Caretta Sunball Classic tournament being held here.The Greek team beat Partizan Belgrade 72 - 61 last night at "Eleftheria" indoor stadium. CNA GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1020:CYPPRESS:02[02] Cyprus President - Slovak Foreign MinisterNicosia, Sep 1 (CNA) -- Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan assured here today President Glafcos Clerides that his country supports a just solution to the Cyprus problem.Speaking after meeting President Clerides, Kukan said "the meeting confirmed the very good friendly relations between Cyprus and Slovakia in all the fields of our mutual cooperation". CNA RG/GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1210:CYPPRESS:03[03] Turkish settlers - Greek Cypriot - MurderNicosia, Sep 1 (CNA) -- A 69-year-old Greek Cypriot, enclaved in the Turkish-occupied Karpass peninsula, was murdered on Monday night after being abducted from a coffee-shop by what seems to be Turkish settlers.Stelios Harpas was reported to have gone to meet someone, after a telephone call by an unidentified person. CNA RG/GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1300:CYPPRESS:04[04] Greek minister - Cyprus problem - InterviewLondon, Sep 1 (CNA) -- Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis has stated that the next few months are "crucial" for the Cyprus problem, adding that there is an opportunity now to break the deadlock, provided that the big powers, such the United States and Britain, will exert pressure on Turkey.In an interview with the London Greek Radio (LGR), after a meeting yesterday with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Kranidiotis said they agreed that a solution to the Cyprus problem could not be a precondition for the island's European Union accession. CNA MA/RG/GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1420:CYPPRESS:05[05] Cyprus FM - Enclaved - MurderNicosia, Sep 1 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government holds the Turkish occupation authorities responsible for the murder of a 69-year-old Greek Cypriot enclaved man.Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told the press that a representative of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was to be summoned to the Foreign Ministry today, regarding the murder. CNA MA/RG/GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |