The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Nicosia - The political leadership of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Monday held talks in a good climate on Monday, said UN special envoy Alexander Downer. Downer added that the two will again meet for talks on reunifying the divided Mediterrane...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued on Monday afternoon the reunification talks in "a very positive atmosphere," said top UN envoy Alexander Downer. Downer, the special adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus issue, told reporters that the two leaders discussed the offices of the federal attorney-general, the federal auditor-general and the supreme court in a reunified...
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
THE UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Alexander Downer, reported Offsite, is a director of an intelligence gathering firm, Hakluyt & Co, which was set up in 1995 by two former MI6 agents. The company, according to Offsite, sells information to companies, regarding government decisions and plans; in the past it had been passing information to Shell and BP about the activities of Greenpeace....
Blogocrats (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... not amused. The Pauline Hanson factor: JWH’s refusal to take her head on. He even had words with Alexander Downer. The impotence of the National party when dealing with Howard, especially Tim Fischer and John Anderson. Their role was to soften up the bush over anything controversial. Howard’s near hysteria at the Reconciliation Conference when the audience turned their backs on him....
ABC TV (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... of the key players including John Howard, Peter Costello, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Peter Reith, Alexander Downer, as well as key advisors and public servants.More than 50 interviews were conducted for the series, with John Howard giving 20 hours of his time for interviews with Fran Kelly as well as background briefings. All up, over 180 hours of interviews were recorded in Australia...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets, and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the United Nations' special envoy to the talks.Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of a union with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a deal...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the U.N. special envoy to the talks.Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a deal have...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the U.N. special envoy to the talks.
Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the U.N. special envoy to the talks.Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a deal have...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the U.N. special envoy to the talks.Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a deal have...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... problem, it has many different facets and you wouldn't expect it to be solved overnight," said Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister who is the U.N. special envoy to the talks.Cyprus was ethnically split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by Athens-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Since then, numerous attempts to reach a deal have...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
But on July 9, 2006, The Sunday Telegraph had revealed that early in 1994 - in the dying days of Alexander Downer's leadership - Mr Howard and the then-deputy leader, Peter Costello, came to an agreement. It was that if Mr Costello gave Mr Howard a clear run at the leadership, and if Mr Howard won the next election, there would be handover to Mr Costello after two terms.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... at the end of 2006." But on July 9, 2006, had revealed that early in 1994 - in the dying days of Alexander Downer's leadership - Mr Howard and the then-deputy leader, Peter Costello, came to an agreement. It was that if Mr Costello gave Mr Howard a clear run at the leadership, and if Mr Howard won the next election, there would be handover to Mr Costello after two terms. The agreement...
