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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have made significant progress on their talks over the future federal government, the United Nations' top envoy in Cyprus said Monday. Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met for the first time in 2009 in the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, with the presence of Taye-Brook Zerihoun, U.N. Secretary-General Ban...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday reaffirmed their "strong commitment" to finding a comprehensive solution to the decades-old Cyprus problem. Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, with the presence of Alexander Downer, special adviser to the UN secretary general on the Cyprus issue. "We assure...
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The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 21/12/2008
NICOSIA — Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said on Saturday he was standing down as leader of the communist party AKEL to focus fully on talks to reunite the long-divided east Mediterranean island.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
A Norwegian company commissioned by Cyprus government will continues its oil exploration in Mediteranean Sea despite an escalating spat between the island state and neighboring Turkey, a Cypriot minister said on Thursday. Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has accused Turkey of harassing oil research vessels operating within its exclusive economic zone, warning this will harm the ongoing reunification...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met again on Tuesday for reunification talks in a bid to bridge gap on governance in a future federal state. This was the 11th meeting between Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat since they relaunched direct negotiations under U.N. auspices in September. "The leaders had a good meeting in a friendly atmosphere," said...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued United Nations-sponsored talks on the reunification of the Mediterranean island today, focusing on the issues of federal offences and the federal police. In May, Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat committed to a partnership that will comprise a Federal Government with a single international
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Cyprus backs Russia's initiative to conclude a new treaty on European security, visiting Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said here Wednesday following talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. "Russia and President Medvedev's initiative to build a system of security, trust and cooperation anew, and to breathe new life into it, has received a positive response in Cyprus," Christofias...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias left for Russia on Tuesday for an official visit aimedat strengthening ties with the traditional ally. In Moscow, Christofias will sign with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev a political declaration on bilateral and international relations, the president told reporters before his departure from the Larnaca airport. Eight agreements and protocols are also...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
Cyprus' President Demetris Christofias reaffirmed on Friday his determination to reunify the Mediterranean island through peaceful negotiations. "We demonstrate our refusal to compromise with division, because division means destruction," he told a meeting prior to the 25th anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence by the Turkish Cypriot north. "We demonstrate our determination to continue...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
More efficient measures should be taken to rescue and control the floundering global financial system, said Cypriot President Demetris Christofias on Friday. "The essence is that supervisory authorities must be created for the supervision of the financial system and for increased control," said Christofias before his departure for Brussels to attend an extraordinary EU summit. EU leaders are meeting...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has reassured the public that his government follows a "calculated financial and social policy" to safeguard the island state from world financial crisis, local media reported on Monday. Without ruling out any fallout from the global financial crisis, Christofias said the calculated financial and social policy would continue to benefit the people, especially those...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are moving forward as they try to narrow differences on the reunification of the Mediterranean island, top U.N. envoy in Cyprus Taye-Brook Zerihoun said Monday. Zerihoun's remarks followed a three-hour meeting between Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat on the future federal executive and legislature. "Indeed they are...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias will pay an official visit to Russia in mid-November to cement ties with the traditional ally, the Cypriot government announced on Friday. The three-day visit, beginning on Nov. 18, "will give a new impetus and enhance the already excellent relations between the two countries," said government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou. Greek Cypriot leader Christofias' planned...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said on Sunday the Mediterranean island state is working on alternative measures to combat a possible fallout on its economy from the world financial crisis. Christofias made the remarks after he returned from Beijing, Capital of China, where he attended the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). He stressed that the Cypriot banking system is sound, with no investment...
