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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 01-05-23Cyprus 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/>Wednesday, 23 May 2001CONTENTS[01] Greek Foreign Minister discusses Cyprus in WashingtonThe Cyprus problem and the island's accession to the European Union were part of discussions that the Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou had with US Vice President Richard Cheney and Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington on Monday.In statements afterwards Mr Papandreou said the US Administration considers the Helsinki EU decision which stipulates that a political solution in Cyprus would facilitate accession but it is not a precondition, as constituting the basis for Cyprus' accession. He added that he asked for US assistance in efforts to bring Turkey in line with EU values and see Ankara adopt European principles that would not only help establish wider stability in the region in the Eastern Mediterranean but also facilitate changes within Turkey itself. [02] Cyprus ratifies UNESCO convention on protection of cultural heritageCyprus has submitted to UNESCO the instrument of ratification of the Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Event of an Armed Struggle.This protocol is considered to be of special significance for Cyprus since it includes provisions for the protection of cultural heritage in the Turkish occupied north and imposes criminal responsibility on any country which violates it. The Protocol was adopted unanimously at a Diplomatic Conference in the Hague on 26 March 1999 and forms part of the effort to complete and strengthen the Hague Convention. According to the protocol, a country which occupies the whole or part of another country's territory has an obligation to prohibit and impede any illegal export, transportation or transfer of the ownership of cultural heritage, as well as any archaeological excavation, apart from cases where it is necessary for the protection and registration of cultural heritage, and any transformation or change of use of the cultural heritage which aims at concealing or destroying cultural, historic or scientific evidence. 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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