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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-09-07Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] LEADERS INTENSIVE TALKSThe leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, begin on Wednesday intensive meetings, during which they will discuss the property issue in the framework of the UN-led direct talks for a Cyprus settlement.According to Alexander Downer, UN SGs Special Advisor in Cyprus, the all-day meetings will be held on the 8 and 10 September. President Christofias said on Friday after his last meeting with Eroglu that he hopes for ``serious discussions`` on the property chapter during the two-day talks. The President had also said that the two sides outlined their positions orally and no documents were submitted. He further said that the positions of the two sides on property will be submitted ``in due time.`` Downer had said the UN look forward to the start of the intensive talks. Peace talks began in September 2008 between President Christofias and former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. Talks continue now with Eroglu, who succeeded Talat in April this year. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied its northern third. [02] GREEK FM VISITGreeces Foreign Minister Demetris Droutsas will pay a two-day visit to Cyprus from 8-9 September.Droutsas will be received by President of the Republic Demetris Christofias, an official statement said, adding he will also hold separate meetings with President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian and Archbishop Chrysostomos II. The Greek FM will meet his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou followed by a working lunch with the participation of delegations from both Ministries. Droutsas will also hold separate meetings with leaders or representatives of parliamentary political parties. [03] IRANIAN AMBASSADOR - CYPRUS ISSUEIran supports a comprehensive and durable settlement of the Cyprus issue, based on UN Resolutions and fundamental, functional and viable principles, the new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akbar Rezaei, has said.Cyprus President Demetris Christofias received today at an official ceremony at the Presidential Palace the credentials of the new Ambassador of Iran in Cyprus. Rezaei said that from the point of view of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the recent negotiations of the two Cypriot communities, which started with your election as President of the Republic of Cyprus, hold the key element in opening a window of opportunity to make decisive progress toward a just solution. We wish all the best for your ongoing efforts, he said and expressed hope to have the pleasure to witness the final steps towards the achievement of a bi-zonal and bi-communal federal state during my assignment here. [04] PRESIDENT TOURISMPresident of the Republic Demetris Christofias has expressed here Tuesday reserved optimism that tourism figures this year will rebound.He made the statement in his address during the placing of the foundation stone of the Limassol Marina project, which he described as a grand project that fully meets all government declarations to modernize and reorganize Limassols infrastructure Noting that big development projects constitute the steering wheel of the countrys development, President Christofias said this project creates new jobs, enriches the tourism product and puts Cyprus on the tourist map as an attractive nautical tourism destination, the President added. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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