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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-01-02
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[01] Foreign Ministry apologises over incident with Egyptian Ambassador
[02] CSE Director: Cyprus Stock Exchange operates in an exemplary manner
[01] Foreign Ministry apologises over incident with Egyptian Ambassador
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus has expressed
regrets and apologies for the treatment of Egyptian Ambassador Menha
Mahrous Bakhoum, during an incident at Larnaca Airport.
In a statement issued upon instructions of the President of the Republic
Demetris Christofias, Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Marcoullis
says that, the treatment of the Ambassador was not in conformity with
the principle of inviolability of the person and respect of diplomatic
representatives, and that a thorough investigation will be carried out.
"Regarding the incident at Larnaca Airport, which took place on
Saturday afternoon, 29 December 2012, concerning the Ambassador of the
Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mrs Menha Mahrous Bakhoum, and the police
officers on duty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses publicly and
sincerely its regrets and apologies for the treatment of the Ambassador,
which was not in conformity with the principle of inviolability of the
person and respect of diplomatic representatives," Marcoullis says.
[02] CSE Director: Cyprus Stock Exchange operates in an exemplary manner
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) operates in an exemplary manner, based
on EU directives, CSE Director, Nondas Metaxas, has told CNA, invited to
comment on a Financial Times report according to which the CSE ranks last
in 2012 based on its percentage return which is estimated at a 60% fall.
"It seems that the report refers to the Price Index which concerns the
performance of companies listed on the CSE," he said, adding that "there
seems to be no direct reference to the CSE and the way it functions,
which is exemplary and under European Directives".
He added that the CSE promotes a series of programs such as its new
market called the Emerging Companies Market (E.C.M.), noting that nine new
companies of foreign interest (seven Greek, one Russian and one Israeli)
as well as bonds of foreign companies have recently been listed.
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