Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-07-23

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

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[01] CYPRUS - SLOVENIA - MEMORANDUM (2)

[01] CYPRUS - SLOVENIA - MEMORANDUM (2)

The memorandum provides for close cooperation between officials and diplomats of the two countries in European issues, and is considered to be especially significant since Slovenia will be taking over the EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2008.

Rupel said the memorandum reaffirms the excellent relations between the two countries and that he looked forward to cooperation, not only within the EU, but also in the context of Mediterranean cooperation.

Markoulli noted that the memorandum would establish the relations between Cyprus and Slovenia and assured the two ministries would continue to cooperate closely.

In Brussels, Markoulli had a series of meetings on the sidelines of the General Affairs Council, including her counterparts of Portugal, Finland and Sweden, with whom she discussed the Cyprus problem, relations between the EU and Turkey, the Middle East question and the situation in Turkey after the elections.

Markoulli said she informed her counterparts on developments in the Cyprus problem, especially the 8 July 2006 Agreement and the deadlocks created by the Turkish side, and requested their interventions towards Ankara, which is ``the key`` to the solution.

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