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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-06-20
CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus - President Clerides - Health - Tests
[02] House President - Congratulatory messages
[03] Cyprus - EU - Discussions
[04] Missing persons - Organisation - Petition
1530:CYPRESS:01 Cyprus - President Clerides - Health - Tests
Nicosia, Jun 20 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides today underwent several
medical examinations and continues to maintain his good spirits.
Speaking to CNA, the President's Pathologist Iosif Kasios said that
President Clerides today "underwent blood and biochemical tests" and
ultrasound scans for the heart and the abdominal and continued to maintain
his good spirits.
CNA/GS/RM/2001
1615:CYPPRESS:02
[02] House President - Congratulatory messages
Nicosia, Jun 20 (CNA) -- Chairman of Russian State Duma Gennadii Seleznev
and President of the Parliament of Slovakia Josef Migas have sent
congratulatory messages to the newly elected President of the House of
Representatives Demetris Christofias.
An official press release said in his message, Chairman of Russian Duma had
expressed his appreciation for Christofia's efforts strengthen friendly
ties between the two countries, reassuring that the Russian State Duma
would work constructively with the newly elected Members of Cyprus House of
Representatives.
CNA/NMA/AAR/MK/2001
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[03] Cyprus - EU - Discussions
Nicosia, Jun 20 (CNA) -- A 15-member delegation of the European Commission
(EC), led by Chief Negotiator of the EC for Cyprus accession Leopold Maurer
embarked here today talks with the Cyprus Negotiating Team and Cyprus
competent services on chapters still under negotiation with Cyprus which
are expected to close during the forthcoming Belgian EU Presidency.
Cyprus Chief Negotiator for the accession of Cyprus to the EU George
Vassiliou said after the meeting that the delegation of the EC would not
only discuss those chapters, but "will also look on the progress,
implementation and enforcement of the chapters that we provisionally
closed."
CNA/AAR/MK/2001
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[04] Missing persons - Organisation - Petition
Nicosia, Jun 20 (CNA) -- Members of the Pancyprian Organisation of
Relatives of Undeclared Prisoners and Missing Persons handed here today a
petition to representatives of the Embassies of the five permanent members
of the UN Security Council in Nicosia as well as to the Head of the
European Commission Delegation to Cyprus, Ambassador Donato Chiarini,
expressing the bitterness and agony of the thousands of relatives of
missing persons for the standstill to this humanitarian problem "the
continuation of which constitutes a flagrant violation of Human Rights."
The petition called upon the "5" of the Security Council and the EU "to
perform a serious role in putting an end at long last to this tragic
problem by the securement of the needed convincing information as to what
happened to all the missing," noting that this was clearly provided by
International Conventions and UN Resolution and Declarations.
CNA AAR/MK/2001
CNA ENDS
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