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Date : Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:38:13 +0500 CHRISTOFIAS PRAISES ARMENIA'S PEACE EFFORTS WITH TURKEY by Stefanos Evripidou Cyprus Mail July 7, 2009 Tuesday PRESIDENT DEMETRIS Christofias and the First Lady began a two-day visit to Armenia yesterday, his first official visit to the country as head of state, three years after going as House President.

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Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos and new Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met in Istanbul last weekend.

" Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Alfredo Mantica expressed hope on Wednesday that Turkey would fulfill its obligations in the framework of its EU accession course and contribute to the reunification of Cyprus in a manner decided by the Cypriots.

"YEREVAN AND NICOSIA READY TO SEE TURKEY EU MEMBER WITH a oeEUROPEAN IMAGEa a oeArmenia has never been against Turkeya s membership to European Union.

The ambassador said that both sides in Cyprus are open to a oean appropriate EU involvementa in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem and the EU has to assist with its expertise, which it has already done to some extent.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, will pay an official visit to Armenia on July 6 and 7, accompanied by his wife, Elsie Christofia.

Nicosia - Two Polish men were in Cyprus police custody on Friday in connection with the murder of a Canadian tourist whose body was found at the Aphrodite's Rock tourist landmark near the resort town of Paphos.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Associated Press Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 01:52PM EDT A Canadian tourist has been found strangled at the bottom of a gorge near a southern coastal resort in Cyprus, police said Thursday.

Washington hopes the two Cypriot communities will make an "historic breakthrough" this year to end the island's division, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said on Monday during a visit to Nicosia.

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions .

Nicosia - " Cyprus has recorded its twentieth case of the H1N1 virus, an official announcement has said.

Athens/Nicosia - The key tourism sector for Mediterranean country Greece fell by 11.6 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2008, according to data from the Central Bank of Greece Thursday, highlighting the impact of the global economic slowdown.

In this undated image provided by Cyprus' Antiquities Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, a researcher descends into a prehistoric well in Kirsonerga village in the Paphos district of Cyprus.

Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias welcomes the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, right, before their meeting at the presidential palace in divided Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday.

In this undated image provided by Cyprus' Antiquities Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, a researcher descends into a prehistoric well in Kirsonerga village in the Paphos district of Cyprus.

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said on Friday his government may consider other options if the ongoing reunification talks with Greek Cypriots fail.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - A Cypriot Health Ministry official has confirmed that two British teenage tourists are the Mediterranean island's third and fourth swine flu cases.

Four serving police officers and a member of the prison department will be charged while another five people from the prison service face disciplinary action, Papasavvas said in statement late on Friday.