Demetris Christofias News

British Court concludes two-day hearing on Apostolides vs Orams case LONDON - " The British Court of Appeal concluded on Friday a two-day hearing on a property case, brought before the court by a Greek Cypriot refugee against a British couple who have usurped his property in the northern Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, without issuing its ruling, ...

President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are meeting again today to further discuss the thorny issue of property.

" The Cyprus issue combined with Turkey's EU December date, will be the focus of talks President Demetris Christofias and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will have on Wednesday in the British capital.

Britain has offered to give up half of the land occupied by its sovereign military bases in Cyprus if the divided island's leaders can seal a reunification deal.

The offer is similar to one made by the former colonial power in 2003 and would be conditional on a peace deal between the two sides.

Cyprus opened an ultra-modern airport on Saturday that it hopes will boost flagging tourism and boost prospects of it becoming a regional transport hub.

France has given its full and unreserved backing to the ongoing efforts for the reunification of Cyprus, divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Cyprus on November 4, at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart Marcos Kyprianou.

Last updated: October 29 2009 14:25 Demetris Christofias, president of Cyprus, painted a gloomy picture on Thursday of the prospects for overcoming the islanda s division, saying negotiations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots were making little progress." More: FT.com / Europe - Cyprus downbeat on unification talks C ontact The press is the ...

Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali met Cyprus President Demetris Christofias on Monday and said he is confident that a solution to the long standing Cyprus problem is possible.

President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil reaffirmed the strong bonds of friendship and solidarity between the peoples of Cyprus and India and expressed the intention for further developing bilateral relations in all areas and at all levels.

By Pradeep Kashyap, New Delhi, Nov 1 : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil returned to the capital this morning after week-long 'goodwill' visits to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus to further consolidate traditional friendly ties with both countries.

India-Cyprus relations went a notch higher on Saturday when Nicosia assured India of its continuing support for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and agreed with President Pratibha Patil's call for fighting terrorism.

ANKARA: Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said Friday he expected Western powers to make a push for the settlement of the 35-year Cyprus conflict at the end of the year.

The president of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, on Thursday gave a gloomy assessment of talks to reunify the divided island and warned the European Union against appeasing Turkey in the way Germany was treated before World War II.

Students from across the island, with many of them representing schools now on the occupied areas, marched past with banners flying.

Photiou also disagreed with the weighted vote, saying that, along with equal influence, it requires numerical equality, which is the position of Turkey .

President of the Democratic Rally Nicos Anastasiades has stressed the sincere will and efforts of President of the Republic Demetris Christofias to solve the Cyprus problem.

President Demetris Christofias on Wednesday said that combating the problems of hunger and poverty faced by many people in the world is everyonea s obligation.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has discussed healthcare issues with Ecuador Vice President Lenin Moreno Garces, the country's media said on Friday.