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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-12-10
CONTENTS
[01] RUSSIAN FM DECORATION CEREMONY
[02] CMP WEBSITE
[01] RUSSIAN FM DECORATION CEREMONY
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, who paid a two-day
official visit to Cyprus, decorated Cyprus` House President Demetris
Christofias and former Minister of Communications and Works Haris
Thrasou with the Russian medal ``Alexander Pushkin,`` awarded to
personalities who promote friendly relations with the Russian
Federation and the use of the Russian language.
Speaking at a ceremony, Lavrov praised Christofias` and Thrasou`s
contribution to the promotion of friendly relations between Russia and
Cyprus, as well the Russian Language.
The head of Russian diplomacy added that the human factor represented
by Christofias and Thrasou ``contributes in a decisive manner to the
development of relations between states in all fields and to the
understanding of international and regional problems, and above all
towards finding a just solution to the Cyprus problem.``
[02] CMP WEBSITE
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has announced the
launch of its website (www.cmp-cyprus.org).
A press release issued by the Committee said the purpose of this
website is to facilitate access to information concerning the CMP and
its Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of
Missing Persons in Cyprus.
It is hoped the site will provide useful background information for the
relatives of missing individuals as well as for the media and the donor
community, the press release added.
In order to reflect the tripartite character of the CMP, the website
has been set up in three languages English, Greek and Turkish. The
translation of all the documents into Greek and Turkish will be
completed shortly.
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