Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, recently released a report on his mission to Cyprus from 29 March to 5 April 2012 (Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Mission to Cyprus). The Republic of Cyprus reaffirmed its full respect for the fundamental human right [...]
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Christofias Will Speak at U.N. Opening
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias will travel to New York to take part in the United Nations’ 67th General Assembly on Sept. 24. According to the schedule, the Cypriot leader is going to deliver a speech on the General discussion that is going to take place at the opening, while on Sept. 26 he will give [...]
Greek NGO Gains Consultative Status With the UN Economic and Social Council
Ιn its regularly scheduled meeting, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinopolitans consultative status with the committee. The Athens-based NGO aims at strengthening the relations, exchange of ideas and solidarity between the Constantinopolitan Greeks of the Diaspora and the ones still living [...]
Downer: Some Progress Made in Talks
There has been progress in several of the core issues, and that is encouraging but there are still difficulties to be resolved on the core issues, said here on Friday UN General Secretary’s Special Adviser on the Cyprus issue Alexander Downer. In statements he made to the press after the last meeting of the two [...]
Christofias Briefs UN Chief on Problems in Cyprus Talks
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has pointed out to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the difficulties in the negotiating process to solve the Cyprus problem, due to the withdrawal of the Turkish side from points that had been agreed on by former leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Mehmet Ali Talat. [...]
Greek Foreign Minister to Visit UN Next Week
Greek foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas will meet with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon in New York next week, after a visit to Cyprus. Droutsas is due to meet with the UN chief on Friday, February 18, for talks focusing on the Cyprus issue ahead of Ban’s submission of his report to the UN Security Council [...]
Greece’s New Ambassador to the UN
Ambassador Anastasis Mitsialis is Greece’s new permanent representative to the United Nations. Mitsialis assumed his duties on July 1 and succeeded Ambassador Ioannis Mourikis, who was transferred to Bern. Mitsialis presented his credentials to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. During the 2007-2009 period, [...]
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