Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-06-19
CONTENTS
[01] ARCHBISHOP - ITALY
[02] GREECE - CYPRUS - DEFENCE
[01] ARCHBISHOP - ITALY
Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus Chrysostomos II returned satisfied
from his meetings in Rome and the Vatican, noting that ``we did our
duty to the full and now we are waiting for the results.``
Referring to his meetings with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi,
Pope Benedict XVI and representatives of the Holy See, the Archbishop
said that he elaborated on the problems faced by Cyprus and the Church
as Turkey refuses to meet its obligations, emanating from its EU
accession course.
He added that both the Vatican and Italy`s political leadership said
they would exert their influence in that direction.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II said he received a very positive response by
the Vatican and Rome regarding the destruction of the churches in the
Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.
[02] GREECE - CYPRUS - DEFENCE
The Ministers of Defence of Cyprus and Greece, Christodoulos Pashiardis
and Evangelos Meimarakis, met in Athens on Tuesday and reaffirmed the
excellent cooperation between the governments of the two countries.
Meimarakis assured Pashiardis that Greece`s support to Cyprus will be
impartial and that Athens would actively participate in the security
issues of the island until a viable, functional and just settlement of
the Cyprus problem is achieved and the island is reunited.
The two Ministers discussed bilateral issues and cooperation between
Athens and Nicosia in the framework of the European security and
defence policy.
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