Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 16-10-24

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[01] Cyprus based organization AHDR presented with Max van der Stoel Award

[02] MP Koukouma attends 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly

[01] Cyprus based organization AHDR presented with Max van der Stoel Award

The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders presented the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization, with the Max van der Stoel Award 2016 for its work on history teaching as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus.

The prize was awarded at a ceremony on Monday in the Peace Palace, in The Hague.

Kyriakos Pachoulides, co chairman of the Association received the prize along with Alev Tuğberk.

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[02] MP Koukouma attends 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly

MP Skevi Koukouma participates in the 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva. The meeting began on Monday and will last until the 27th of October.MPs from 138 countries will discuss among other issues specific ways in which Parliaments can respond effectively to serious human rights violations and their underlying causes, including human rights situations likely to lead to conflict.

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