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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-05-26Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
government says [01] The UN has confirmed that leaders' dinner will be a social event, government saysGovernment Spokesman Christos Stylianides said on Saturday that it has been confirmed that that the dinner between President Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, to be hosted by the UN here on May 30, will be a social event.Stylianides noted that the UN gave assurances to the government during a meeting between UN Secretary General`s Chef de Cabinet Susana Malcorra and Cyprus' Permanent Representative at the UN Nicos Emiliou. A UN Spokesperson issued, late on Friday, a statement with regard to the meeting, following two earlier statements by the UN issued on the same day. "We can confirm that the Permanent Representative of Cyprus met Chef de Cabinet Susana Malcorra yesterday", the statement said. [02] A forced solution to the Cyprus problem unacceptable, Minister saysAny forced solution to the Cyprus problem through an "express process", is unacceptable, Defence Minister Photis Photiou said here on Sunday.He added that the priority for the time being is to exit the financial crisis, the soonest possible. Speaking during a memorial service, in the Kokkinotrimithia Concentration Camp, near the capital, Nicosia, Photiou said that efforts to resume the process for a Cyprus solution must take place in "due time". As he pointed out, this can happen after Cyprus is relieved from the burden of the financial crisis. [03] EU Agriculture Ministers meet in Dublin to discuss CAPEU Agriculture Ministers meet in Dublin, May 27-28, to discuss about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), during an Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council.According to an official press release issued here, on Sunday, Cyprus Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nicos Kougialis will take part in the meeting. EU Ministers will discuss the four regulations of the new CAP concerning direct payments, the single common market organization, rural development and the number of paying agencies. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |