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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-08-08
CONTENTS
[01] GERMAN FM - CYPRUS
[02] US SENATORS - CYPRUS - GRATITUDE
[03] CYPRIOT BISHOP - LEBANON
[01] GERMAN FM - CYPRUS
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will stop over in
Cyprus today, on his way to Israel.
An official press release said Steinmeier will meet this afternoon at
Larnaca airport VIP lounge with Cypriot Foreign Minister George
Lillikas.
Since the start of the Israeli offensive against Lebanon, Cyprus has
served as a stop-over for many diplomats and other foreign officials on
their way to the embattled region, in the Middle East. The island`s
ports and airports have been busy welcoming them as well as refugess
fleeing the horrors of the war in Lebanon.
[02] US SENATORS - CYPRUS - GRATITUDE
A total of 72 US senators have signed a letter addressed to President
of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos, expressing their
gratitude to the government, the President and the people of Cyprus for
the extraordinary support and kindness extended to US and other
citizens leaving Lebanon.
The senators said the leadership exhibited by the Cypriot government
and the generosity of the Cypriot people to accommodate these and the
many other citizens of other countries during this trying time will not
soon be forgotten by the US.
[03] CYPRIOT BISHOP - LEBANON
Bishop of Paphos Chrysostomos leaves for Beirut on Wednesday to meet
representatives of the countrys religious groups and deliver the amount
of 60 thousand dollars for the relief of Lebanese people.
Bishop Chrysostomos, who heads the Holy Synod, will depart in the
morning on a helicopter of the French Embassy from Larnaca Airport and
will return to the island in the evening.
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