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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-09-18Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] PAPADOPOULOS - UNCypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos will be attending a working dinner with the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council on Monday, during which he will brief them on developments in the Cyprus problem.President Papadopoulos, who is in New York to address the UN General Assembly, had a series of meetings on Sunday with UN officials, with whom he discussed ``the various aspects of the Cyprus problem.`` He refrained from listing the names of the officials he met but pointed out that he saw ``those dealing with the problem of Cyprus and the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the development plans and other political aspects.`` [02] IACOVOU NAMFormer Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou participated in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana, Cuba, between 11-17 September, as a special envoy of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos who was invited to participate as guest to the summit.Iacovou told CNA that he held a number of meetings -on the sidelines of the Summit- with heads of delegations, especially Foreign Ministers of NAM member states where they discussed the Cyprus problem and other international issues. [03] COMMISSION HELIOSThe Commission of Inquiry into the causes of the August 14 2005 Helios air crash presented letters by the International Civil Aviation Authority and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), stressing that the Cypriot Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) had weaknesses and deficiencies prior and after the tragic accident.Head of the Commission Panagiotis Kallis presented a letter by the JAA pointing out the lack on the part of the DCA on procedures for airline certificate renewals and the fact that the DCA`s Aviation Safety Division had only one full time employee instead of four meant that the Division had insufficient Safety Oversight Audit (SOA). [04] PAPADOPOULOS BAGHDATISPresident of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos has congratulated Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis on winning his first professional title in his career in the China Open.Baghdatis beat Croatian Mario Ancic in the Men`s Singles Final with two sets to one, (6-4 6-0). Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |