The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Athens/Nicosia - Cyprus opened a new airport Saturday with the vision of it becoming a regional transport hub in the coming decades. Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias inaugurated the new Larnaca terminal, built by a consortium of French and Cypri...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Front row left to right, Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, Romania's President Traian Basescu,...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Front row left to right, Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, Romania's President Traian Basescu, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Second row left to right, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi during a group...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Cyprus talks on federal government continue under UN auspices27 October 2009 – Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders held further discussions today on the shape of a federal government of a future bi-communal republic as United Nations-backed talks to unify the Mediterranean island picked up pace.Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have discussed property rights and external relations during the latest two days of United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat held a tête-à-tête for two hours today in the UN Protected Area in Nicosia, focusing...
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... recognise Cyprus, and maintains troops in the northern half.Negotiations between Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have produced no real results.Papandreou said that it was not acceptable that an EU candidate state – Turkey – was maintaining a military presence in an EU member state.There was no alternative to reunification, Papandreou...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
... said on the first day of a two-day official visit. Both Papandreou and Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias believe that Turkey's EU course would be to their mutual benefit and vowed to continue their close cooperation to promote a solution to the Cyprus problem. Credited with boosting ties with neighbouring Turkey when he was foreign minister in the 1990s, in cooperation with Turkey's...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Nicosia - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou arrived in Nicosia Monday for a two-day official visit to discuss the ongoing issue of the division of Cyprus. The first official visit by the prime minister, who won parliamentary elections October 4, comes at a crucial period for Cyprus' problematic negotiations. Papandreou is scheduled to meet with Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Athens/Nicosia - Rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders scrapped annual military exercises on Tuesday in a goodwill gesture amid the ongoing UN-led peace talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias call...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The senior United Nations official charged with steering negotiations between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in their talks on unification of the Mediterranean island today urged the people of Cyprus to concentrate on the issues at hand in the ongoing discussions.Today’s meeting between Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat...
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
... hopes to see more decisive action by Turkey to allow the negotiations between Cyprus president Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat to make progress.The fact that Papandreou is making a priority of visiting Nicosia before the December 2009 summit at which EU leaders will discuss Turkey’s accession bid is seen as a signal that his government will be prepared...
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... he will be accompanied by his wife Zorka Purvanova, Purvanov will meet his counterpart, president Dimitris Christofias, and will hold plenary talks.The two presidents will sign a joint declaration on bilateral relations, including a programme for co-operation in the fields of science, education and culture for 2009-2011 period.They will open a Cyprus-Bulgarian business forum. Purvanov...
Euractive (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
... talks held under UN patronage (). Among other things, he blamed the president of Cyprus, Dimitris Christofias, for having declined a meeting in New York in trilateral format, with Turkish Cypriot negotiator Mehmet Ali Talat and a Turkish delegation. He said that for the Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots were "semi-human beings," while Greek Cypriots were "super human beings".
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Cuba and Cyprus signed eight agreements on economic, industrial and technological cooperation on Tuesday. The deals were signed during Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias's visit to Cuba. Among the agreements was one on developing cooperation in scientific, technological and environmental research. The two countries also established cooperation projects on cultural exchange and tourism....
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
... Champions League proper and on the local TV news it ranks alongside the Greek Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias’ trip to meet his Cuba counterpart Fidel Castro. Drawing attention: APOEL players applaud their fans after bagging a 0-0 at Atletico Madrid APOEL have been a popular last club for British coaches and players. Terry McDermott won the Cypriot title and Ian Moores (right)...
