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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-09-26Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] FM - T/C - BERLIN VISITThe positions which the Turkish Cypriot leadership now supports are more distant, even further away from what was agreed as a framework for a Cyprus settlement, Minister of Foreign Affairs George Lillikas said before departing for a working visit to Germany at the invitation of his German counterpart.Commenting on the formation of a new so called government in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, Lillikas said that ``what counts for us is not the people who are leading the Turkish Cypriot community but the positions they express and whether their stance serves the efforts for the reunification of Cyprus or trends and actions leading to Cyprus` division.`` Referring to his trip, Lillikas said he will meet his counterpart, Frank Walter Steinmeier [02] IOC PRESIDENT - CYPRUSInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said here today that sport in Cyprus is developing extremely well.Rogge is visiting Cyprus head of a delegation of immortals and will inaugurate here tonight the Olympic Palace together with Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos, whom he met this morning in Nicosia. Speaking after the meeting, he said they had a very good discussion with the President on the career of tennis player Marcos Baghdatis and other Cypriot athletes and Cyprus sport in general. We had a very good discussion with the President. The President loves sport, he knows sport very well. We discussed the development of sport in your country and I expressed the view that the sport in Cyprus is developing extremely well, he said. Referring to the inauguration, the IOC President said the new house will be another step in the new progress. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |