Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 11-03-27
CONTENTS
[01] PRESIDENT - ERDOGAN - AKKUYU - NUCLEAR PLANT
[02] CYPRUS - SUMMER TIME
[01] PRESIDENT - ERDOGAN - AKKUYU - NUCLEAR PLANT
President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has called on the
Turkish leadership to realize that seismological areas are not suitable
for constructing nuclear plants.
Speaking at an event organized on Saturday at the Presidential Palace
to celebrate the Earth Hour, President Christofias stressed that
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan must get the message ``that
seismologically active areas are not suitable for the construction of a
nuclear plant.
Referring to Ankaras plans to construct a nuclear plant in Akkuyu in
the Turkish southern province of Mersin, President said that Cyprus
positions were presented by him at the European Council in Brussels,
adding that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou as well as other EU
Prime Ministers and Presidents also expressed their concerns on this
issue.
The President also spoke about the government`s environmental policy,
referring to the projects undertaken for waste reduction and for
promoting recycling, as well as the actions to address climate changes.
He also referred to the development of renewable energy sources.
President Christofias pointed out that ``the development of renewable
energy sources in Cyprus is on a very good track``
[02] CYPRUS - SUMMER TIME
Summer time began on Sunday in Cyprus as in all European Union
countries.
At 0300 local time (0100 GMT) clocks were set one hour forward. Summer
time ends on October 30, 2011.
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