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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-03-11
CONTENTS
[01] Greek Foreign Minister - Visit
[02] EU - Cyprus - Economy
[03] Greek Foreign Minister - Arrival
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[01] Greek Foreign Minister - Visit
Nicosia, Mar 11 (CNA) -- Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou arrives
here today for a three-day visit for talks with the government and the
political leadership.
Today, he is scheduled to have talks at the foreign ministry with his
Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides with whom he will give a press
conference.
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[02] EU - Cyprus - Economy
Nicosia, Mar 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus ranks first among the 13 candidate
countries bidding to join the European Union as far as economic indicators
are concerned.
A survey by the European Commission for 1999 and the years prior to that
has concluded that the gross domestic product in Cyprus, expressed in
purchase power units, stands at 82 per cent of the average figure within EU
member states.
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[03] Greek Foreign Minister - Arrival
Larnaca, Mar 11 (CNA) -- A solution to the Cyprus problem would bring not
only stability in the Eastern Mediterranean but also a new security system
which would contribute substantially to the promotion of regional peace and
cooperation, Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou stressed here today.
Noting that a solution, prior to Cyprus' accession to the European Union,
is preferable, he pointed out that Cyprus should not be held hostage to the
situation on the island, if there is no settlement and called on the
Turkish Cypriots to seize the opportunity and become part of the EU
accession process.
Papandreou, who is accompanied on his visit here by Greek Olympic Games
medalists, expressed the hope that Cyprus will be represented in the 2004
Games by a unified team, comprising Greek and Turkish Cypriot athletes. The
minister reassured that the new US administration has a keen interest in
Cyprus, just as the previous administration had.
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