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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-02-12
CONTENTS
[01] SPOKESMAN - OLGAC - MISSIN PERSONS
[02] NEW AMBASSADOR OF GEORGIA - CREDENTIALS
[01] SPOKESMAN - OLGAC - MISSIN PERSONS
The government will continue to inform the international community on
the issue that has arisen from the self-confession of Turkish actor
Attila Olgac that he killed ten Greek Cypriots during the 1974 Turkish
invasion of Cyprus, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said.
Replying to questions on Wednesday after a Cabinet meeting, Stephanou
said that the government has decided to act on two fronts.
Firstly, to raise the issue at the Committee of Ministers of the
Council of Europe, which is the watchdog for the implementation of ECHR
decisions, he said. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the
Republic of Cyprus` fourth interstate application has asked Turkey to
cooperate fully in the investigation into the fate of missing persons
in Cyprus.
[02] NEW AMBASSADOR OF GEORGIA - CREDENTIALS
New Ambassador of Georgia to Cyprus, the first stationed on the island,
Vladimir Konstantinidi said on Thursday that Georgia supports a
peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem and is in favour of
negotiations between the two communities to reach a just and mutually
accepted solution under the aegis of the UN.
Presenting his credentials to President of the Republic Demetris
Christofias, Konstantinidi said the Cyprus problem remains unresolved
but the courageous steps taken from the very beginning of Demetris
Christofias` Presidency gives the confidence of achieving durable
resolution of the problem.
Receiving the credentials, President Christofias reaffirmed his
commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal federation with single sovereignty,
single citizenship and single international personality, embodying
political equality as defined in the relevant UN Resolutions, adding
that he would spare no effort towards achieving a successful outcome of
the ongoing negotiation process.
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