Day: May 4, 2021

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Cyprus President says government to launch international campaign to elicit reaction on Turkish positions in Geneva

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday that the Government will carry out an international awareness campaign for the Cyprus problem in order to elicit reactions on the positions, which the Turkish side presented during the 5+1 informal meeting in Geneva last week.

In statements to the journalists after signing of the book of condolences for late socialist leader Vassos Lyssarides, the President said that the government was set to launch an awareness campaign for the positions submitted in Geneva, on behalf of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots, which, as he noted, are outside the parameters set by the United Nations resolutions and the decisions of the Security Council, but also the terms of the mandate they have received and the good offices of the UN Secretary General must offer in that direction.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Retail trade rose in volume but declined in value in February

Retail Trade in Cyprus followed a mixed course in February with volume posting an annual increase of 1% whereas value declining by 2.6% compared with the respective month of last year.

According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), for the period January-February 2021 the value index is estimated to have recorded a decrease of 7.6% and the volume index a decrease of 4.9% compared to the same period of 2020.

The volume index in retail trade in February 2021 rose to 112.9 units, marking an increase of 1% compared with February 2020, whereas the value index declined to 106.2 units down by 2.6% year on year, Cystat added.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Cyprus FM to pay working visits to Latvia and Lithuania

EU – Turkey relations and the Cyprus problem, in view of the results of the 5+1 informal meeting that took place in Geneva, last week, will be among the issues which Cyprus Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, will discuss during the working visits he will pay during the next days in Latvia and Lithuania.

According to a press release issued by the Foreign Ministry, Christodoulides will have on May 5 in Riga a private meeting and bilateral consultations with the participation of delegations, with the Foreign Minister of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs. During his stay in Riga, Christodoulides will also be received by the country`s President, Egils Levits, and will have a meeting with the Speaker of parliament, Ināra Mūrniece.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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France is fully committed to the UN solution framework, its Ambassador says

France is fully committed to the UN solution framework and fully supports the UNSG`s continued efforts regarding Cyprus, its Ambassador Salina Grenet-Catalano said on Tuesday after a meeting she had with Cyprus Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides.

In a post on Twitter, Grenet-Catalano thanked Christodoulides for his in depth debrief of the Geneva 5+1 informal meeting on Cyprus that took place last week.

She noted that France is fully committed to the UN solution framework and fully supports the UNSG`s continued efforts regarding Cyprus.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Cyprus President to inform EU leaders about Geneva meeting outcome at informal Summit in Porto

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will inform the EU heads of state or government who will participate in the informal European Council meeting, on May 8 in Porto, about the results of the 5+1 informal meeting on Cyprus that took place on April 27-29 in Geneva, Government Spokesperson, Kyriacos Koushos has told CNA.

Koushos noted that even though the Council`s meeting is informal and the issue is not expected to be discussed, President Anastasiades will inform EU partners about the results of the Geneva informal meeting, asking for the continuation of the EU and its member states` support to efforts for a Cyprus settlement on the basis of UN resolutions and EU principles and values.

EU leaders will meet in Porto on 8 May to discuss social issues, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency