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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 98-09-17Cyprus 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 UpdateThursday, 17/09/98CONTENTS[01] Britain does not support Denktash's proposalBritish Defence Secretary George Robertson yesterday said that Britain welcomes any proposals for a solution to the Cyprus problem but added that the Denktash proposal for a confederation of two states in Cyprus "is not one we would support".Speaking after a meeting in Athens with his Greek counterpart, Akis Tsohatzopoulos, Mr Robertson said that: "We cannot accept any solution of confederation of two sovereign states". The British minister said that this would be contrary to the bicommunal, bizonal proposals that have been on the negotiating table and have formed the basis of talks for the reunification of the island for the last 25 years. [02] Archaeological excavationsThis season's excavations at the sanctuary of Apollo at Toumballos, in Paphos, one of the most important monuments of Hellenistic and Roman Paphos, have shed further light to the layout of this complex.The excavations, conducted by the Italian Archaeological Mission and directed by Fillippo Giudice, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Catania, revealed more of the long dromos of the entrance to the east, a staircase, a circular chamber and another long corridor on which three chambers open (one semicircular, one circular, and one rectangular). A second entrance opposite the first was found to have been equipped with an exedra, and leads to another corridor and three more chambers. Moreover this year's excavations at Aradippou-Panayia Ematousa, in the Larnaca district carried out by the University of Copenhagen under the direction of Professor Sorensen, have reconfirmed the existence of a village with evidence of human habitation dating back to the Classical period. The village is believed to have functioned as a place of communication between the larger cities of Kition at the coast and Idalion further inland. The various stone tools found on the site, provided evidence that the inhabitants produced various agricultural products, but prospered enough to use metal for a variety of objects and drank imported wine from cups made in other parts of the Mediterranean, as was the trend of the city centres of the island. 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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