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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-10-03
CONTENTS
[01] European Left discusses in Cyprus developments in the Middle East
[02] Cyprus Presidency EU-Russia meeting begins in Nicosia
[01] European Left discusses in Cyprus developments in the Middle East
The situation in Syria and Iran, revolutionary movements in Arab
countries, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the dangers of a possible
war in the Middle East, as well as the role of the US and their allies in
the region were the focus of a session of the Study Days of the European
United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) hosted on Tuesday in Nicosia,
by Cyprus left-wing party AKEL.
Representatives of AKEL and communist parties from Syria, Lebanon, Iran,
Palestine, Israel and Egypt made interventions during the session entitled
"The Middle East problem, changes in the region and the possibility of
a new war."
Member of AKEL Political Bureau Yiannakis Colokasides said that a possible
new war and military intervention in Syria and Iran will involve all
the countries of the region, will lead the peoples to bloodshed and will
divide them even more, weakening them.
[02] Cyprus Presidency EU-Russia meeting begins in Nicosia
The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU hosts Wednesday in Nicosia
this year's meeting of the Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) on Freedom,
Security and Justice between the EU and the Russian Federation.
In a statement prior to the beginning of the meeting, Cyprus Minister of
Interior Eleni Mavrou said that participants will discuss the road map
for the Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice, including human
rights and the rule of law.
We will discuss visa and migration issues, translational crime and
judicial cooperation in criminal matters, she added.
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