Frustration at Cyprus - Syria ferry
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 03.JUN.09
Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou has discussed issue of ferry routes between Syria and the occupied part of Cyprus with Syrian officials.
Mr Kyprianou conceded that the Syrian government has not given a reply to Cyprus' request that the routes be cancelled, despite setting out legal and political issues arising from such routes.
Syria insists that the routes are a private concerns and do not affect Syria's position of not recognizing the illegal regime in the occupied part of Cyprus.
Mr. Kyprianou has visited Damascus to prepare a visit there by President Christofias - expected later this year. -
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