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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-09-02
CONTENTS
[01] Foreign Minister - Statements
[02] UN top Cyprus envoy - Contacts
[03] Prime Minister of India - Cyprus - Official visit
[04] Minister of Justice - World Conference Against Racism - Speech
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[01] Foreign Minister - Statements
Nicosia, Sep 2 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides believes that
his visit to Russia, which ended Saturday, has paved the way for enhanced
cooperation between Cyprus and Russia and considers that the already
"excellent" bilateral relations will now have the opportunity to expand
further in specific fields.
Speaking on his return from Moscow, and ahead of Tuesday's visit to Cyprus
by Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, Kasoulides said this is a
"particularly important visit" during which the latest developments in the
Cyprus question and Cyprus' accession course to the European Union will
come under scrutiny.
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[02] UN top Cyprus envoy - Contacts
Nicosia, Sep 2 (CNA) -- As UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus
Alvaro de Soto continues his contacts on the island, neither he nor his
main interlocutor so far, President Glafcos Clerides, is willing to divulge
anything about the content of their discussions.
Today, de Soto was due to be the guest of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf
Denktash in Turkish occupied Cyprus and yesterday the UN high ranking
official went on a cruise, courtesy of President Clerides.
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[03] Prime Minister of India - Cyprus - Official visit
Nicosia, Sep 2 (CNA) - Prime Minister of India Atal Behari Vajpayee is due
to arrive in Cyprus on September 20 for a three-day official visit.
Speaking to CNA, Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus Pavan K. Varma said
that the Indian Prime Minister had visited the island in the past as Member
of Parliament and added that "the Prime Minister is looking forward to his
visit to Cyprus".
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[04] Minister of Justice - World Conference Against Racism - Speech
Nicosia, Sep 2 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Justice and Public Order Nicos
Koshis expressed today his strong belief that compliance and accountability
in re- establishing the rule of law, where and when it is violated, is of
vital importance for combating racial discrimination and xenophobia.
Addressing the third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Tolerance, taking place in Durban, South Africa,
Koshis stressed that the value of the two main documents of the Conference,
namely the Declaration and the Program of Action, "will depend on how we
can transform into concrete action the principles and values we adopt".
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