Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-06-14

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] ITALIAN PM - ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS - CULTURAL HERITAGE

[02] HOUSE PRESIDENT - SLOVENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

[01] ITALIAN PM - ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS - CULTURAL HERITAGE

Prodi met Thursday in Rome with Archbishop Chrysostomos II, who said after the meeting that the Cyprus delegation explained to Prodi the situation as regards the destruction of churches in Cyprus occupied areas adding that the Italian Prime Minister pledged that he will discuss the issue with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and other EU leaders during the forthcoming European Council in Brussels.

He assured that they will all work together so that Europe will exert pressure on Turkey to stop this vandalism and the destruction of our churches because this is not an issue concerning only us but the whole humanity, he added.

[02] HOUSE PRESIDENT - SLOVENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Speaking after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Demetris Christofias, who is paying an official visit to Slovenia, Cukjati further said it is important that Turkey and Balkan countries should continue to have a European perspective and that the EU maintains open doors for these countries.

However, he said, all countries should conform to all the preconditions that other candidate countries had to conform.

In his remarks, Christofias assured his counterpart that Cyprus is committed to a peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem, on the basis of UN resolutions, within the framework of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.

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