Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-03-09

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

CONTENTS

[01] PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS - PAPADOPOULOS` CORPSE

[02] CRISTOFIAS - LIMNITIS - COST

[03] PRESIDENT - MONASTERY OF SAINT ANDREW

[04] US CONGRESS MEMBERS - CLINTON - CYPRUS ISSUE

[01] PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS - PAPADOPOULOS` CORPSE

Police Spokesman Michalis Katsounotos told CNA the corpse, found at a cemetery on the outskirts of the capital, Nicosia, after a tip-off late on Monday, had been identified by family members and subjected to DNA tests.

The body was removed on 11 December 2009 from its grave in the cemetery of Deftera community, on the eve of Papadopoulos` first annual memorial service.

Speaking before departing to Athens to inaugurate, with President of the Hellenic Republic Carolos Papoulias, the ``Michalis Kakoyiannis Foundation, President Christofias said he had contacted the late Presidents wife Fotini and expressed his sympathy to her and her family.

At last we feel relief and satisfaction, and I am sure the family feels that too, the President said.

The corpse remains at the site of the new Strovolos cemetery on the outskirts of Nicosia while police and forensic experts are carrying out examinations.

[02] CRISTOFIAS - LIMNITIS - COST

President Christofias was speaking before his departure for Athens to inaugurate, with President of the Hellenic Republic Carolos Papoulias, the ``Michalis Kakoyiannis Foundation`` when he was asked to comment on reports according to which the USA has withdrawn financial assistance worth one and a half million U.S. dollars, promised for the completion of the works regarding the opening of Limnitis check-point, on the islands northwest.

Christofias clarified that no financial assistance had been decided to be withdrawn, adding that there has been an additional request to cover the remaining cost.

It seems that there are problems, he said.

He noted that the Republic of Cyprus has assumed an obligation vis-a-vis the United Nations to cover any remaining cost for this project.

[03] PRESIDENT - MONASTERY OF SAINT ANDREW

The President was commenting on reports that Tayyip Erdogan has sent a letter to the primate of the Church of Cyprus Archbisop Chrysostomos II saying that he had agreed on the restoration of the Turkish occupied monastery.

Speaking before departing to Athens to inaugurate, with President of the Hellenic Republic Carolos Papoulias, the ``Michalis Kakoyiannis Foundation, President Christofias said he had raised the issue of the restoration of the Monastery to the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

``Talat was positive but said there were problems with people outside the Monastery selling various things``, who are probably settlers from Turkey, the President added.

[04] US CONGRESS MEMBERS - CLINTON - CYPRUS ISSUE

Expressing the belief that these actions are inconsistent with Clintons wishes and policies, the members of the Congress, Gus Bilirakis, Elton Gallengly, Shelley Berkley, Jim Costa and Michael McMahon note that Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffreys reference on February 3 that Turkey.doesnt invade neighbours. It has security concerns in Cyprus contradicts the rational and purpose of the European Parliaments resolution enacted February 10, 2010, which called on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus.

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