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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-07-24
CONTENTS
[01] SLOVAKIA - AMBASSADOR - CYPRUS
[02] PRESIDENT PAPADOPOULOS CANDIDACY
[03] CYPRUS - LEBANON - DONATION
[04] EUROBAROMETER - CYPRUS
[01] SLOVAKIA - AMBASSADOR - CYPRUS
The new Ambassador of the Slovak Republic Anna Turenicova said on
Tuesday that the peaceful dialogue and negotiations under the UN
auspices and in conformity with the European Union principles can lead
to a permanent, viable and just solution of the Cyprus problem.
Presenting her credentials to President of the Republic Tassos
Papadopoulos, Turenicova expressed hope that the good services offered
to the political parties in Cyprus by the Slovak Embassy in Nicosia
will contribute to resolving the Cyprus issue, and assured that she
would continue the rapprochement activities.
Receiving the credentials, President Papadopoulos assured that ``we
continue to strive for the reunification of our country and we remain
committed to a viable and functional settlement of the Cyprus
problem,`` adding that ``we support a United Nations solution of a
bizonal, bicommunal federation, with a single sovereignty and
international personality and a single citizenship and based on the
principles on which the European Union is founded.``
[02] PRESIDENT PAPADOPOULOS CANDIDACY
President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos called on the
people of the island to show him their ``trust and support, in order to
secure together the course of Cyprus in the coming years,`` as he
announced his candidacy for reelection in the February 2008
presidential elections.
In a televised statement from the Presidential Palace to the people of
Cyprus, President Papadopoulos said he was running for reelection in
order to continue striving for a settlement of the Cyprus problem, and
that his guarantee was his so far policy and stance.
[03] CYPRUS - LEBANON - DONATION
Cyprus donated Tuesday 20,000 US dollars to Lebanon with a view to
promote the implementation of the UN Security Council 1701 resolution
for the establishment of the sovereignty, independence and territorial
integrity of the neighbouring country.
A cheque for this amount was handed over during a special ceremony here
by Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Alexandros Zenon to the
Ambassador of Lebanon to Cyprus Michel El Khoury, who thanked
co-heartedly the Government and the people of Cyprus for their support
and solidarity with the people of Lebanon.
[04] EUROBAROMETER - CYPRUS
The vast majority of Cypriots in the areas under the control of the
government of the Republic of Cyprus feel safer because Cyprus is a
member of the European Union, with 72%, the highest percentage in the
EU, according to the results of the Eurobarometer survey, conducted
between 11 April and 7 May 2007.
Among Turkish Cypriots, unemployment was listed as the most important
issue facing the community, followed by the Cyprus problem.
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