Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-03-28

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

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[01] Foreign Minister: The times demand responsibility

[02] Communications Ministry: Business as usual for Cyprus shipping

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[01] Foreign Minister: The times demand responsibility

In a speech at the presentation of a book by Leonidas Leonidou on the crimes of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the national cleansing in the Turkish occupied areas, Kasoulides said "in no case will Cyprus fall victim of blackmail concerning the handling of the Cyprus problem."

"Let us make sure that the future generations will experience the goods of peace and never the unbearable pain that our generation experienced," he said, noting that "the Cyprus problem, which is a problem of invasion and occupation, was and is a top national priority of the political leadership."

[02] Communications Ministry: Business as usual for Cyprus shipping industry

Following the Eurogroup decision on Cyprus, and the "speculative information which is currently circulating" the Ministry notes in the announcement that "the situation which has emerged has no direct or indirect effect on the Cyprus tonnage tax scheme".

"Unlike the other tonnage tax schemes, the Cyprus scheme is one of the schemes for which the European Commission has determined that it complies with the European Union State Aid policy" it is added, noting that "the Cyprus tonnage tax scheme is ‘locked' for ten years".

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