Cyprus News Gazette

House Speaker Annita Demetriou received on Monday the outgoing Israeli Ambassador Shmuel Revel, with whom she discussed the bilateral relations, the trilateral agreements with countries in the region and common challenges.

An announcement issued by the Parliament says that they both referred to the bilateral ties on the basis of common principles and values and the geographical proximity of the two countries.

The House President thanked the Ambassador for his essential contribution in further strengthening the dialogue and cooperation between the parliaments of Cyprus and Israel, as well as regards the bilateral and tripartite agreements between Cyprus, Greece and Israel.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Attorney-General George Savvides and House President Annita Demetriou, discussed the need to replace old laws on quarantine and tackling fires with new, updated rules that will be more effective and with stricter fines.

The two met on Monday in a formal yet important meeting, according to Savvides, who said they examined a new legislation to tackle the problem of fires with stricter sentences.

He also said they discussed replacing the outdated Quarantine Law with a law for Contagious diseases which will still give the cabinet and the Health Ministry the right to issue decrees to avert the spread of diseases, like COVID-19 which developed into a pandemic.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus` Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, held contacts with the Foreign Ministers of France, Egypt and India, on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

Specifically, according to a diplomatic source, it was “particularly important for Cyprus to organize the working breakfast for the EU Foreign Ministers, with the Egyptian Foreign Minister as a guest”. According to the same source, the latter praised the role of Cyprus in the region, while he referred to his interventions in the destabilizing role of Turkey002E

Source: Cyprus News Agency

This year’s cruise season has finally kicked off for DP World Limassol, as “Jewel of the Seas” and “Celestyal Olympia” departed on their inaugural sailings from Limassol port on Saturday July 10th.

A press release by DP World says that this is the first time that two cruise lines are calling Limassol their home port, making this a huge milestone for the Company as well as Cyprus.

“Royal Caribbean’s “Jewel of the Seas” will be sailing from Limassol until late October 2021, carrying out seven-night cruises that will be calling at Piraeus, Rhodes, Crete, Mykonos and Santorini, while “Celestyal Olympia” will be operating its new seven-night itinerary until late August 2021, calling at Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, Ag.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The EU ministers today rejected the two state solution in Cyprus, EU High Representative on Foreign Policy noted at a Press Conference in Brussels, following the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) convened earlier. He also reaffirmed that the Varosha status is set by UNSC resolutions, calling Turkey to refrain from provocative actions.

More specifically the HRVP noted the following after the FAC: “We are concerned about the status on the ground on Varosha.

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All issues are being considered regarding the pandemic, said on Sunday Government Spokesman Marios Pelecanos.

Speaking from Pafos, he told reporters that some parameters need to be taken into consideration, for instance, the number of cases and where these cases come from.

“You must understand that several parameters are taken into consideration, such as the issue of age and most important, hospitalisations”, the Spokesman said.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, has said that he would like the UN Secretary – General to be more clear as regards the issue of Turkish occupied Famagusta and in general.

In statements to the media, after the memorial service for the 13 victims of a huge blast at the naval base “Evangelos Florakis”, in Mari, ten years ago, and invited to comment on the draft report of the UN Secretary – General on Cyprus, Anastasiades said that what has been written down is being evaluated point by point, and any comments will be conveyed to the UN in the coming days.

Invited to comment to the UNSG`s reference to “equal inherent rights”, Anastasiades said that “it is well known that in the 11th of February 2014 Declaration and the Constitution of 1960 a form of inherent rights is being recognised for the people of Cyprus, either Turkish Cypriots or Greek Cypriots.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Decisions for improving measures aiming at combating fires are expected to be taken during a meeting under Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, on Monday, with the participation of all relevant services.

Reliable sources have told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that during the meeting participants are expected to review actions that have been undertaken, discuss possible shortcomings and omissions and take decisions for improving the measures taken. Moreover the readiness of the services, the existing needs and the implementation of the measures taken to prevent and fight fires will be on the agenda.

Source: Cyprus News Agency