Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-04-14

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT INDIA

[02] UN APPOINTS 3rd MEMBER OF CMP

[03] SEMINAR MISSING PERSONS ISSUE

[01] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT INDIA

Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, George Lillikas, who is accompanying Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos at his official visit to India, said that the government would submit to the interested companies, its proposals in a bid to attract them to Cyprus.

The Indian firms, he said, can make use of the many benefits offered by Cyprus accession to the EU, its geographic position as well as the EU funding programmes in the areas of research and technology.

On Thursday President Papadopoulos visited Bangalore which is considered to be the third most important city worldwide in Information Technology.

President Papadopoulos and his entourage visited three Indian IT and pharmaceutical companies and were informed on their work.

In statements to the press, Minister Lilllikas said that Cyprus and India could develop research programmes in the framework of the Technology Park that the government wants to establish in the coastal town of Limassol.

``India is a pioneer in the area of information technology worldwide. This is an area that interests us. Some Indian companies have shown interest to come to Cyprus. And we are committed to send them our proposals. There is will for cooperation in the area of research and technology``, Lillikas said.

During his visit to Banagalore, President Papadopoulos met with the State Minister of Karnataka and signed the visitors book.

On Saturday he will visit historic monuments in Bombay and on Sunday, in the morning hours, he will depart for Cyprus.

[02] UN APPOINTS 3rd MEMBER OF CMP

A press release by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said the Force expects that Girod will assume his official duties in early June.

[03] SEMINAR MISSING PERSONS ISSUE

The seminar was held in Nicosia by the ``Alexandros Papachristoforou`` Institute in collaboration with the Pancyprian Organisation of Undeclared Prisoners and Missing Persons.

Under Secretary to the President Christodoulos Pashiardis, reading a message from President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos, said that the issue of missing persons was the first on the agenda during his recent meeting with UNSG Kofi Annan in Paris.

Pashiardis said in order to have a result in determining the fate of missing persons it is necessary to have the cooperation of the Turkish side. He said the appointment of the 3rd member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus is a step forward which can justify some optimism, although what counts is the end result.

President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias reassured that determining the fate of the missing persons is a priority.

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