Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-11-01

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

CONTENTS

[01] PAPADOPOULOS - ATHENS VISIT

[02] CYPRUS - UN - CHARGES AGAINST TURKEY

[03] SERBIAN - CYPRIOT FMs - TALKS

[04] DAVOS FORUM - REPORT - CYPRUS

[01] PAPADOPOULOS - ATHENS VISIT

Government Spokesman Vasilis Palmas said here today that President Papadopoulos will hold meetings with the Greek President Carolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.

He will also meet the leaders of the parliamentary political parties, while on November 28 he will pay a visit to the area of Artemida which suffered extensive damage by the devastating fires that broke out in many areas of Greece during the summer.

The government of Cyprus decided on August 29 to reconstruct the Greek village of Artemida, in Peloponnesus, which was razed to the ground by the forest fires. Around mid December the Government is expected to assign the project for the reconstruction, after the opening of bids.

The cost of rebuilding of the Greek village is estimated to reach 14.5 million euro.

The evening of his arrival in Athens on November 26, President Papadopoulos will attend a musical event in memory of Cypriot hero against British colonialism (1955-1959) Kyriakos Matsis. The event is under the auspices of the Greek and the Cypriot Presidents.

[02] CYPRUS - UN - CHARGES AGAINST TURKEY

Mavroyiannis referred to the continuous violation of human rights in Cyprus as a result of the Turkish invasion, saying that the right of the refugees to return to their homes and the right of relatives of missing persons in Cyprus must be respected. He also referred to the destruction of cultural and religious heritage and the illegal influx of settlers to the occupied part of Cyprus.

All these violations and the separation along ethnic lines, violently imposed by Turkey on the Cypriot people, have been repeatedly condemned by UN Resolutions and rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, Mavroyiannis pointed out. The number of illegal settlers in the occupied areas, he said, has reached 160.000 and the aim of the occupation force is to adulterate the demographic character of the island.

[03] SERBIAN - CYPRIOT FMs - TALKS

Markoullis, who paid a two-day official visit to Serbia, the first of a Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2001, met President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Education Zoran Loncar and Minister for Religion Radomir Naumov. She also met with President of the National Assembly Oliver Dulic and Bishop of Zica Chrysostomos.

According to an official press release, during her meetings Markoullis raised the Cyprus problem and discussed the issues of Kosovo, Serbia`s EU prospects and bilateral relations. Markoullis and Jeremic furthermore signed a protocol for enhanced cooperation between the two ministries. During a press conference, Jeremic reiterated the firm support of Serbia to the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Cyprus and a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus problem, on the basis of UN Security Council resolutions.

[04] DAVOS FORUM - REPORT - CYPRUS

Cyprus competitiveness image is not significantly differentiated in comparison to last years report. Cyprus dropped by three positions compared to last years ranking among 125 countries which were included in last years report by six positions, if the countries which appear for the first time on the list are considered.

Cyprus score is lower than that of 20 EU countries. The main field in which Cyprus comes short of is the size of its domestic market. It also has low scores in the fields of labour market effectiveness, macroeconomic stability and innovation. On the contrary the quality of infrastructures, the functioning of institutions, education and health have secured high scores.

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