Latest News From Around the World:
07.06.10- (Cyprus Mail)
British Minister for Europe David Lidington
Has said that an agreement leading to the reunification of Cyprus would be the best thing for both communities on the island.
06.06.10- (DEBKAfile Special Report)
Turkish troops deployed in Cyprus, top intelligence ranks Islamized
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is clearly spoiling for more trouble with Israel. This is manifested by the steps which are revealed here by DEBKAfile's military and intelligence sources.
05.06.10 (Cyprus Press & Information Office)
Embargoed until 9.45 a.m.
Address by HE the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Demetris Christofias at the welcoming ceremony of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at the Presidential Palace.
03.06.10 (European Affairs Debate)
Foreign Secretary William Hague speaking at the House of Commons
"We continue to support the negotiations to re-unify the island of Cyprus. I am pleased to they re-started last week. Although we do not underestimate the difficulties, it would be very greatly in the interest of both communities on the island for these talks to succeed."
Letter from Ankara: The next steps in Greco-Turkish relations
Turkey's Prime Minister flies to Athens for a summit with his Greek counterpart that may result in freer travel between the two neighbours and steps toward resolving their differences over the Aegean and Cyprus.
Brown: "Cyprus leaders
will need huge courage"
Gordon Brown after meeting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan in London
US Congressional Panel passed a resolution calling
the killing of Armenians in Turkey "Genocide".
Turkey recalls envoy to US over panel's "Genocide" vote.
03.03.10- (Robert Ellis, The Guardian UK)
The Scandalous History of Cyprus
After decades of botched interferences, the EU should practise what it preaches and ensure that Turkey withdraws its troops.
13.02.10-
(Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus Presidency Official Website)
Ban
Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
For four decades, Ledra Street in the heart of Nicosia had been a symbol of a divided Cyprus. And then, two years ago this April, the wall that split the capital into north and south was opened.
10.02.10- (European Parliament and various other sources)
The European Parliament makes a final decision
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