Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-10-21

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

CONTENTS

[01] CYPRUS TALKS MEETING DOWNER

[02] NEW LARNAKA AIRPORT NOVEMBER 7 OPENING

[01] CYPRUS TALKS MEETING DOWNER

Speaking after the meeting, Alexander Downer, Special Adviser of the UN Secretary General on the Cyprus issue, said that the two leaders had a tete-a-tete meeting for about an hour and then they had a discussion on the issue of external relations.

Tomorrow they will be meeting again at 10 oclock and the leaders will discuss the issue of property, he added.

Replying to a question, Downer said that the executive issue will be discussed again in the future and when the two leaders decide.

Asked if Christofias and Talat made progress on the executive, Downer noted that they have been making steady progress.

Called to answer whether the executive issue will be discussed again in a possible third phase, the give and take phase of the negotiations Downer said that we should take one step at a time.

At the moment we are going through the second phase, exploring a lot of different options for how to handle the different issues. It is a productive process and a lot of bridging proposals were put forward and they (two leaders) need time to think about these issues and discuss these issues, he concluded.

Christofias and Talat have been engaged in direct negotiations since September 2008 with a view to solve the problem of Cyprus, divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory.

[02] NEW LARNAKA AIRPORT NOVEMBER 7 OPENING

Presenting to the press the new airport, which will take over the reins from the post-war Larnaka International Airport, Hermes Airports Chairman Nicolas Shacolas said that from the day Hermes began constructing the airport, the new site was delivered in a record time of three years and 39 days.

On November 7, 2009, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias will open the new airport and from 10 November Cyprus Airways and Easy jet will fly out until 17 November when the rest of the airlines will move to the new airport. We have done everything possible to make everything run smoothly and satisfactory, Shacolas assured. He stressed that the airport will be delivered on time due to the careful planning and continued monitoring of the construction progress by the Cypriot partners and foreign organizations which participated in the project.

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