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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-10-07
CONTENTS
[01] PAPADOPOULOS - DIKO
[02] IRISH PRESIDENT - CYPRUS
[01] PAPADOPOULOS - DIKO
President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos, who has
decided to depart from the post of President of the Democratic Party
(DIKO), told an extraordinary party congress on Saturday that it was
imperative to maintain unity in the party and continue cooperation with
the parties participating in the government.
Addressing the congress, which also heard speeches by the two
candidates to succeed him in the leadership of the party, Nicos
Kleanthous and Marios Karoyian, President Papadopoulos assured he would
have no involvement in procedures to elect a new party President.
President Papadopoulos explained the reasons for his departure from the
presidency of DIKO, mainly that his duties as President of the Republic
did not allow him to fully respond to his duties as DIKO President,
noting that "I will always be with you, close to you, an active member
in the party."
He assured that he would continue to strive for a just settlement of
the Cyprus problem, noting that the Greek Cypriot community had
rejected a UN sponsored plan in a referendum in 2004, and called on
everyone to consider if things would have been better had the plan have
been accepted.
"Just think that 24 hours after the referendum, as the plan provided
for, the Republic of Cyprus would have been dissolved and at the same
time we would be waiting for Turkey to fulfill the obligations it was
undertaking with the plan," he said, pointing out that two years later
Turkey was still not meeting its obligations towards the EU.
[02] IRISH PRESIDENT - CYPRUS
Irish President Mary McAleese arrived in Cyprus on October 7 for an
official visit, during which she will hold talks with President of the
Republic Tassos Papadopoulos.
McAleese arrived at Larnaca Airport on a special flight, where she
received a red carpet welcome by Cypriot Minister of Agriculture,
Natural Resources and the Environment Photis Photiou, the spouse of
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barbara Lillikas, Cyprus` Ambassador to
Ireland Andreas Kakouris and Irish Ambassador to Cyprus Tom Brady.
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