Farmagusta, Cyprus News

Turkey aims at creating deadlocks in Cyprus, in order to push for the closure of the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said here today.

Convergences achieved in the last four years of talks should not be thrown away, UN Secretary General Special Adviser on the Cyprus issue Alexander Downer has said.

It is hard to imagine how much work had to be done for a three minute performance, Eurovision 2012 Greek participant Eleftheria Eleftheriou said at a press conference after the first semi-final "We were afraid that we wouldn't be able to reach the final, so were trying to have fun on the stage and to make every effort," Eleftheria said.

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President Christofias has called on the UN and the EU to promote the implementation of his proposal on Famagusta.

The European Commission has launched a two million euro project to preserve the cultural heritage in Cyprus.

Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu believe that drilling will benefit Cyprus.