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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-07-20
CONTENTS
[01] PAPADOPOULOS - TURKISH INVASION ANNIVERSARY - ERDOGAN
[02] LEBANESE AMBASSADOR - CYPRUS - EU
[01] PAPADOPOULOS - TURKISH INVASION ANNIVERSARY - ERDOGAN
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said that when consultations
begin for the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus problem, it will
become clear how valid the statements of Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan were.
Yesterday, Erdogan reiterated Turkish positions for a solution on the
basis of political equality and said the Turkish side was always a step
ahead.
Speaking after a memorial at Makedonitissa Tomb in Nicosia for those
who were killed during the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island,
President Papadopoulos said ``the facts speak for themselves.``
[02] LEBANESE AMBASSADOR - CYPRUS - EU
Cyprus can be the voice of Lebanon in the EU, Lebanese Ambassador to
Cyprus Michel el Khoury said after a meeting with Cypriot President
Tassos Papadopoulos.
The Ambassador said he met with the President to thank the Cypriot
government and people for all the support, solidarity and kindness the
Lebanese are receiving and their efforts to facilitate the issues of
Lebanese people in this difficult situation.
Asked how the situation in Lebanon is, he said, ``It is very bad.
Lebanon is actually a disaster zone. We can consider Lebanon now as a
disaster zone,`` and expressed hope that there will be a solution as
soon as possible.
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