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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 97-04-07Cyprus Press and Information Office: News Updates in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>News UpdateMonday, 07/04/97CONTENTS[01] The Mediterranean should become a region of peace and cooperation"The Mediterranean Basin should become a region of dialogue, exchanges, cooperation and peace; an area where peace, security and the welfare of its people should be safeguarded". This was stressed by the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Mr. Spyros Kyprianou addressing yesterday in Athens a Conference of the Mediterranean countries' Parliamentary Presidents. The Conference which is organised by the Greek Parliament closes today.Mr Kyprianou furthermore stressed that principles of international law should be respected and should be the guideline for cooperation in the Mediterranean region. While in Athens, Mr Kyprianou also had a meeting yesterday with the President of the Greek Parliament Mr Apostolos Kaklamanis. The meeting focused on national issues. [02] International symposium on Greek poet Kavafis in CyprusA three-day international symposium on the life and works of famed Greek poet Constantinos Kavafis was hosted in the southeastern coastal resort of Ayia Napa (4-6 April 1997).The event was organised by the Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Department of the University of Cyprus in conjunction with the Ayia Napa Municipality and was attended by renowned academics. Opening the Symposium, Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture, Claire Angelidou, said Kavafis represents the finest of what Greek poetry has to offer, and conveys in his work his own personal struggle with his passions. The symposium addressed various aspects of Kavafis' work, such as the theme of cosmopolitanism in his poetry, the aesthetic qualities of his times conveyed through his work, his contemplation of religion and the erotic shades of his life. Kavafis was born in Alexandria in 1863 and lived most of his life in that city's once thriving Greek community. [03] Feissel conveys views to U.N. Secretary GeneralUN resident representative in Cyprus, Gustave Feissel, had separate meetings yesterday with President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. Furthermore, Mr Feissel had another meeting with President Clerides this morning in continuation to the one yesterday. The UN representative had these unscheduled meetings in order to reconfirm the positions of the two sides in Cyprus in view of his departure to Geneva, Switzerland, where he will be briefing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the outcome of the first round of the proximity talks he has been holding with President Clerides and Mr Denktash in the past three weeks.The UN-sponsored proximity talks aim to prepare the ground for face-to-face negotiations between President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash for a solution to the Cyprus problem. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will meet Mr Denktash in Geneva on Wednesday 9.4.97. [04] Most travellers to Cyprus come from European countriesThe Department of Statistics and Research reports that the majority of travellers who arrived in Cyprus last February came from European countries, especially from the European Union.The United Kingdom was once again Cyprus' major source of tourism accounting for 34,3 per cent of the total, followed by Greece at 16,9 per cent, Germany at 12,3 per cent with Israel, Russia, Egypt, Switzerland, Lebanon and the Netherlands accounting for a lower percentage of travellers. Furthermore, the number of travellers passing through the island's ports reached 1.844 in February, 1997, compared with 3.084 in February last year. Overall, there has been a reduction of 14,5 per cent in the arrivals of travellers to Cyprus in February 1997, compared with arrivals of February 1996. [05] Increase in exportsAccording to a report by the Department of Statistics and Research, Cyprus' total exports have increased by 16 per cent in 1996 in comparison with 1995.Total imports rose by 11,2 per cent and there was a decrease of European Union supplies to Cyprus from 51,7 per cent in 1995 to 48 per cent of the total imports in 1996. As a result of these developments the trade deficit increased by 8,4 per cent according to the report. The EU countries absorbed 77,2 per cent or 126,6 million Cyprus pounds (about 250 million US dollars) of Cyprus domestic exports in 1996. The Arab countries followed with a share of 19,8 per cent compared with 18.0 per cent in 1995. Major imports concerned home consumption goods, while major exports concerned industrial products of domestic produce, mainly clothing and footwear, as well as agricultural products. From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/Cyprus Press and Information Office: News Updates in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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