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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-09-07
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[01] Minister of Agriculture to participate in EU meeting in Lithuania
[02] Cypriot MP to attend meeting for Migration in Paris
[01] Minister of Agriculture to participate in EU meeting in Lithuania
The Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Nikos
Kougialis departs Sunday morning for Vilnius, Lithuania, where he will
participate in the Informal Council of Ministers of Agriculture and
Fisheries of the EU
According to an official announcement, the Informal Council will discuss,
inter alia, the issue of family farming and its prospects in the context
of globalization, due to the determination of the year 2014 as the Year
of Family Agriculture by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The Minister returns to Cyprus on Tuesday, September 10.
[02] Cypriot MP to attend meeting for Migration in Paris
MP Athena Kyriakidou travels Monday, September 9, to Paris, to attend a
meeting of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 10
September.
The issue of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and
the organization and delivery of international aid, the issue of Chinese
immigrants in Europe and the issue of AIDS in relation to migration and
refugee flows will be discussed during the Committee's work, according
to an official announcement.
Issues of effective and fair return of migrants and asylum seekers who
do not qualify for hosting, the issue of missing persons as a result of
European conflicts and difficulties that arise in efforts to ascertain
their fate, will also be discussed.
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