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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-01-17
CONTENTS
[01] UNSG - TURKISH PRESIDENT - CYPRUS QUESTION
[02] BRITISH MINISTER - CYPRUS QUESTION
[03] CYPRUS PRESIDENT - CUBA - EMBASSY
[01] UNSG - TURKISH PRESIDENT - CYPRUS QUESTION
The Cyprus question was among the issues which UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon discussed in Ankara with Turkish President Abdhullah Gul.
According to a UN Secretary General spokesperson, Ban told Gul that the
Cyprus question is an issue of priority for the UN.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and
occupied 37% of its territory
[02] BRITISH MINISTER - CYPRUS QUESTION
British Minister for Europe Caroline Flint said that her country
expects Turkey to fulfill its obligations under the EU accession
process and noted the important role that Turkey can play in creating a
positive atmosphere at the talks currently taking place between Cyprus
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
Talat, with a view to solve the question of Cyprus, divided since the
Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
Addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Cyprus, Flint said
this was among the views she expressed during her visit to Ankara
before Christmas. I visited Ankara just before Christmas and made our
views known to our Turkish colleagues about the important role that
they can play in creating a positive atmosphere for those talks Flint
said, adding that she was impressed by Turkish positive messages on the
issue.
[03] CYPRUS PRESIDENT - CUBA - EMBASSY
The Republic of Cyprus will open in 2010 an Embassy in Havana, Cuba,
President Demetris Christofias announced, addressing a reception hosted
by the Embassy of Cuba to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Cuban
Revolution.
Addressing the reception, Christofias said the opening of an Embassy in
Havana, constitutes a ``debt`` to Cuba ``which for many decades
maintained an Embassy to the island.``
The President also expressed both his and the people of Cyprus
gratitude to Cuba for it`s solidarity to Cyprus`s independence and
territorial integrity
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