Month: August 2021

Cyprus House President Annita Demetriou sent a letter to Rik Daems, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe informing him over the recent Turkish provocation in the fenced off town of Varosha.

Briefing him on the announcements made following the illegal visit to the occupied areas by Turkey`s President Tayyip Erdogan, Demetriou denounced the statement made by the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Varosha and in particular the partial lifting of the military status in the area.

She said that this violates the international law and the UN Security Council resolutions adding that Turkey`s call on the legal residents of the town to appeal to the “Immovable Property Commission“ is yet another provocation.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cypriot MP and head of the House of Representatives` delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Nicos Tornaritis sent on Wednesday a letter to the heads of the national delegations at PACE regarding the new Turkish provocations in the fenced off area of Varosha.

In his letter, Tornaritis says that those provocations are part of Ankara`s demands for a ” two state” solution in Cyprus, and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, undermining any prospects for resolving the Cyprus issue within the agreed UN negotiating framework.

According to a press release by the House of Representatives, in his letter, the Cypriot MP notes that the response of the UNSC, the EU, the Council of Europe and the whole international community was strong and clear, calling for the immediate rev

Source: Cyprus News Agency

We stand by the Greek people in practice, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, referring to the help the country is sending to Greece to help combat fires.

“We responded immediately to the Greek government`s call to provide help in order to deal with the catastrophic fires,” President Anastasiades wrote on Twitter.

“We stand by the Greek people in practice,” he added.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic thanked Cyprus, Czechia, France, Slovenia and the Netherlands for

helping other member states to fight devastating fires.

As forest fires continue affecting various regions in the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, the European Commission is swiftly mobilising support to assist countries in limiting the spread of the fires and protect lives and livelihoods, a press release says.

In paerticular, two Canadair firefighting airplanes from France are being sent to affected areas in Italy to start firefighting operations today.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The continued upgrading of bilateral relations between Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates in various fields and levels were underlined during a meeting President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou had with UAE’s Ambassador to Cyprus Sultan Ahmed Ghanem ?l Suwaidi.

A House press release said that Demetriou expressed her appreciation for the principled stance of the UAE as regards the Cyprus problem and efforts to resolve it, especially in the light of the escalating Turkish provocations against the Republic in the fenced off area of Famagusta.

The continued upgrading of bilateral relations between Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates in various fields and levels were underlined, for the benefit of both peoples and the two countries in general.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus is participating in efforts to put out the fires in Greece, Deputy Government Spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said and for this reason firemen and fire engines are being sent to Greece.

In a written statement, Parisinou said that a 20-member group of firefighters and two fire engines are being sent to Greece this morning on a C-130 transport plane to aid in efforts to contain the fires.

Two planes from the Forestry Department will also assist as well as a 20-member delegation from the Civil Defence department.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides expressed Cyprus` solidarity with the people of Lebanon addressing the Lebanon donors` conference, hosted by France and the UN, one year after the Beirut port blast.

According to a tweet from the Cyprus Foreign Ministry, Christodoulides reaffirmed the solidarity of Cyprus with the Lebanese people and the importance we attach to the country`s stability, security, sovereignty and prosperity.

Source: Cyprus News Agency