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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-02-08
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[01] Cyprus upgrades Palestinian representation to Embassy
[01] Cyprus upgrades Palestinian representation to Embassy
The government of the Republic of Cyprus upgraded Friday the status
of the Palestinian diplomatic representation in Cyprus from that of a
diplomatic mission to that of an Embassy of the State of Palestine.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Markoullis said that "this
important decision is in line with the recognition of the Palestinian
State in 1988 by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus and
follows the relevant practice of seven other EU member states that have
recognized the Palestinian State also in 1988, namely, Romania, Bulgaria,
Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Malta."
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, who pays an official visit to
Cyprus, said that other countries should now follow Cyprus' "historic
decision".
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