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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 99-01-14Cyprus Press and Information Office: News Updates in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>Thursday, 14 January 1999CONTENTS[01] President Clerides is willing to comply with UN resolutionsPresident Glafcos Clerides is showing willingness to comply with both the spirit and the letter of UN resolutions for a certain period of time in order to show whether and to what extent the other side is also willing to do so, Cyprus' Government Spokesman, Christos Stylianides, said today.He was replying to questions regarding a letter the President has sent to the UN Secretary-General informing him of his decision not to deploy anti- aircraft missiles in Cyprus, in compliance with a recent UN resolution. He added that President Clerides points out in the letter that he cannot postpone indefinitely the signing of certain agreements Cyprus has made for the purchase of arms and military necessary for the Republic's defence and the completion of other agreements. President Clerides says he therefore hopes that the Turkish side will also comply with the UN resolution within a reasonable time limit. [02] EU Negotiator, Leopold Maurer, visiting CyprusA seven-member delegation of the European Commission, headed by chief negotiator for Cyprus, Leopold Maurer, is arriving in Cyprus today for talks with Cyprus' negotiating team responsible for accession talks withthe European Union. Talks on Friday and Saturday, headed by Mr Maurer and Cyprus' chief negotiator George Vassiliou, will deal with legislative procedures, telecommunications, company law, competition policy, free movement of goods and justice and home affairs issues. The EU and Cypriot negotiating teams will also discuss matters relating to economic and monetary union, co-operatives, air transport, shipping, ports, agriculture and fisheries and external relations. During their four-day visit, the EU officials will meet with the Delegation of the European Commission in Cyprus and the ambassadors of the EU member states here as well as the House Committee for External and EU affairs. The forthcoming visit is the first of a series of visits by Maurer's team with a view to assessing the progress Cyprus has made in its harmonisation effort with the acquis communautaire. The EU team will also gather information for the Commission's assessment report on Cyprus, due at the end of the year, which will be submitted to the European Council. On Thursday night, Maurer will be the keynote speaker at a dinner of the European Movement. [03] Oldest skeleton in Cyprus foundThe earliest human remains ever found in Cyprus, a skeleton dating back to the eighth millennium before Christ has been unearthed by a French archaeological team digging at the neolithic settlement at Pareklisia Shillourokambos.An announcement from the Department of Antiquities yesterday announced the results of the 1998 dig, which included The 10,000-year-old bones of a man were found in a large trench, which also contained other remains, and may have been a communal burial place. The French Archaeological Mission, led by Jean Guilaine of the University of Toulouse, also excavated four wells at the neolithic settlement, unearthing stone tools, fragments of mudbrick, stone vessels and a carved basin. Also found was a small clay human figurine believed to date from the 8th millennium BC. The settlement was occupied between 8200 and 7000 BC. From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/Cyprus Press and Information Office: News Updates in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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