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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-01-03
CONTENTS
[01] British EuroMP - Cook - Abduction
[02] Former MP dies
[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[04] Cyprus - UNHCHR - Abducted Greek Cypriot
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[01] British EuroMP - Cook - Abduction
Nicosia, Jan 3 (CNA) -- A British EuroMP has appealed to Britain's Foreign
Secretary Robin Cook to take "the strongest action" and demand that the
Turkish government secures the release of a Greek Cypriot abducted by the
Turks from a British sovereign territory in Cyprus and held illegally in a
prison in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus since December 13, 2000.
In a letter to Cook, Theresa Villiers MEP, says Panikos Tziakourmas was
abducted by "representatives of security authorities" in the Turkish-
occupied part of Cyprus. The abduction took place on British sovereign
territory. "This matter is therefore your responsibility as Secretary of
State," says Villiers in her letter to Cook.
CNA GP/2001
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[02] Former MP dies
Nicosia, Jan 3 (CNA) -- Former MP Iacovos Katsounotos died this morning in
Limassol at the age of 74.
He served as member of the Central Committee of the Movemnet of
Socialdemocrats, member of the Political Bureau of the Socialist party EDEK,
EDEK's District Secretary in Limassol and EDEK deputy from 1981 to 1991.
CNA GP/2001
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[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jan 3 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport
are:
Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station Maximum Minimum Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia 18 7 FAIR
Larnaca 19 9 FAIR
Limassol 20 10 FINE
Paphos 19 9 FINE
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CNA/GP/2001
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[04] Cyprus - UNHCHR - Abducted Greek Cypriot
Nicosia, Jan 3 (CNA) -- The case of an abducted Greek Cypriot, now
illegally detained in Cyprus' Turkish-occupied areas, has been brought to
the attention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson,
with an appeal to act for the speedy and unconditional release of Panicos
Tziakourmas.
Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassados Alexandros
Vikis, has sent a letter to Robinson informing her of the events
surrounding Tziakourmas' abduction and asking her to intervene personally
"in reinforcing the efforts of the UN Secretary-General for achieving the
speedy and unconditional release of Mr. Tziakourmas."
CNA MM/GP/2001
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