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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-11-28Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] CYPRUS - ARTEMIDAResidents and local authorities of the southern Greek village of Artemida warmly welcomed Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos during his visit to the area on Wednesday.The Artemida community in Greece was badly hit during this summers catastrophic forest fires and the Cypriot government has undertaken to rebuild it. ``We know what it means to lose property, homes, livestock and means of support,`` Papadopoulos told the residents of Artemida village in the Peloponnese peninsula southwest of Athens. We know what being a refugee means and we know what destruction is, he said, adding that the decision of the people of Cyprus to reconstruct Artemida is the least that they can do for what Greece has done for Cyprus throughout the years. Papadopoulos said he wanted to visit Artemida to see how efforts are underway to reconstruct the community and pledged that all deadlines will be kept noting that by the end of 2008, the Artemida community must be reconstructed and all sources of income restored. He also wished that with the completion of the Artemida project, the restoration of the Republic of Cyprus can also be celebrated because despite the great obstacles which the island is facing, with hard work, initiatives, faith and dedication we can achieve justice for the people of Cyprus. Zacharo Mayor Pantelis Chronopoulos pointed out that the presence of President Papadopoulos in Artemida shows the sensitivity and compassion that the Greeks show at hard times. He also said the Zacharo Municipal Council declared President Papadopoulos an honourary citizen of the town. Greeces Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos thanked the government of Cyprus for its support, while his Cypriot counterpart Christos Patsalides expressed the readiness of the Republic of Cyprus to complete the project the soonest. He also said that the project would cost 14 million euro. [02] CYPRUS - POLICE - FBIMembers of the Cypriot Police force were honoured on Wednesday for their participation in the FBI Academy programme held in Quantico, Virginia.The 12 police officers received the right to wear the FBI pin on their jackets and were presented with letters of achievement for their ten-month participation in the FBI programmes. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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