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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 99-09-08Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1525:CYPPRESS:01[01] Cypriot victim - Earthquake - GreeceNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- A Cypriot is among the victims of the fatal quake which struck Athens yesterday, while his young daughter is still missing, the government announced today.Christos Papathomas, 44, from Turkish occupied Lapithos, was found in the rubble of his home in the Metamorfosis suburb which was greatly affected by the 5,9 on the Richter scale quake. CNA EC/MA/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1615:CYPPRESS:02[02] Spokesman - Murdered enclaved - ReportNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou today said a preliminary report by the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on the murder of a Greek Cypriot in the Turkish occupied areas has nothing to add to the information already known to the government.UNFICYP handed a preliminary report yesterday on the murder of enclaved Stelios Harpas, 69, to the Foreign Ministry and the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and is expecting investigations to be completed to prepare the final report. CNA MA/EC/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1655:CYPPRESS:03[03] Spokesman - Denktash - WashingtonNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government stressed that if Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and Ankara insist on the recognition of the illegal regime in the areas of Cyprus occupied by Turkey as a condition to start talks, no initiative on Cyprus will be able to take place.Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou today commented on statements made by Denktash in Washington that he will not enter negotiations for a Cyprus settlement unless the illegal regime in the Turkish occupied north is recognised. CNA MCH/EC/MA/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1720:CYPPRESS:04[04] Cyprus - Turkey - Inter-state applicationNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- A report by the European Commission of Human Rights has said that Turkey is responsible for gross violations of the human rights of missing persons and their relatives, of displaced persons and of enclaved Greek Cypriots living in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.The report was issued at the end of Commission hearings during the fourth inter-state case of the Republic of Cyprus against Turkey and has been described by legal circles as the most important legal success of Cyprus in international fora. It affirms that the government of Cyprus is the only recognised government on the island and reiterates that Turkey's responsibility extends to all the complaints filed by the Republic. The case has been referred by the Cyprus government to the European Court of Human Rights where the two parties (Cyprus and Turkey) will present their arguments before the Court issues its judgement, which will be binding. CNA MM/MA/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1750:CYPPRESS:05[05] Missing - Exhumations - Christopoulos - TestsNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- The first results of the DNA tests to establish the identify of persons listed as missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island will be released in mid November, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Takis Christopoulos said today.He said that "within November we will be able to give out some results of the DNA tests and if there is identification of remains, then we will be able to hand them over to their relatives for burial, thus ending the drama of even a small number of the relatives." CNA MK/EC/MA/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1845:CYPPRESS:06[06] Cypriot delegation - Athens - EarthquakeLarnaca, Sep 8 (CNA) -- A 13-member Cypriot delegation left for Athens this afternoon to offer its assistance in relief efforts underway in the Greek capital after yesterday's powerful earthquake of 5,9 on the Richter scale.The delegation is made up of three members of the Fire Brigade, two from the Civil Defence Department, four civil engineers and a representative of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), a civil engineer of the Municipalities Union and two civil engineers of the government department responsible for handling consequences from earthquakes. CNA MAN/EC/GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1925:CYPPRESS:07[07] Agriculture Minister - Return from IsraelNicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Costas Themistocleous returned today from Israel where he visited the 14th Agricultural Fair and the biggest desalination plant in the country.Themistocleous invited his Israeli counterpart Haim Oron to visit Cyprus, in a bid to further upgrade cooperation between the two countries in the agricultural field. CNA MA/EC/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1930:CYPPRESS:08[08] SPORT: Tennis - Aphrodite Cup Nicosia, Sep 8 (CNA) -- Athletes from 23 countries willparticipate in the "Aphrodite Cup" international tennis tournamentto be held between 11-19 September 1999 in Nicosia. Cyprus Tennis Federation President Filios Christodoulou told a press conference today the 1999 International Tennis Federation Junior World Ranking Tournament Group 5, 18 and under for boys and girls, will be played on clay courts at the National Tennis Centre in the Cyprus capital. CNA GP/1999ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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