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Cyprus Foreign Minister Kyprianou to visit Australia

February 19, 2009

Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou will pay a visit to Australia on 3-13 March 2009, during which he will meet, inter alia, with his Australian counterpart Steven Smith.

In statements to the Press here today after a meeting he held with a USA Congress delegation comprising Senior Officers, Kyprianou said that at the meeting with the Australian Foreign Minister he would have the opportunity to discuss a number of common interest issues. He also noted that he would hold meetings with the Greek community in Australia.

As regards the meeting, Kyprianou stressed their role in shaping the US politicians’ decisions and positions.

Additionally, he underlined the importance of such meetings, during which the USA officials were briefed on the Cyprus problem.

“There are a number of US Congress resolutions that support the Cyprus’ efforts”, he said adding that the American officials will also have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues that concern Cyprus, with Government’s officials, politicians and members of the Parliament.

Replying to a question on the Cyprus flagged ship Monchegorsk, Kyprianou pointed out that for the Foreign Ministry the issue is closed.

“After the cargo of the ship, which was considered to breach of UN resolutions, was unloaded and stored, the Foreign Ministry’s role is over”, he said.

It has been alleged that the Cypriot-flagged ship, which originated from Iran, was carrying arms and it was forced by a US military vessel to anchor near Limassol port to have its cargo inspected, in order to establish whether there has been a breach of UN Security Council sanctions, as claimed.

On February 3, the government submitted a report on the findings of the inspections to the competent UN Security Council Sanctions Committee. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on that day that a team of experts from the Republic of Cyprus proceeded with two inspections of the cargo of ship ''Monchegorsk'' on January 29 and February 2.

The Cyprus government decided on February 13 to unload and store the cargo of the ship.

http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Cyp ... News/14106

[SStirrer]

I thought that, according to Monty Python, rule number one in Australia was "No pouftes"!

[denizaksulu]

Is a 'pouftes' a kind of kouftes with peas?