On March 16, the Labour and Social Insurance Minister, Andreas Mousioutas, said that senior citizens account for 11 percent of the population of Cyprus and reaffirmed the government’s intention for improved living conditions for the elderly. [Read more…]
Archives for March 1999
President Clerides outlines basic elements of Cyprus settlement
March 19, 1999
Addressing a gathering at Ayioi Trimithias village on 14 February, President Clerides also referred to the Cyprus problem as follows: [Read more…]
Continuing concern for the enclaved Greek Cypriots in the occupied areas
March 11, 1999
Almost 24 years have passed since the adoption of the Vienna Agreement of August 2 1975 by which certain steps and measures in the humanitarian field ought to have been taken by the Turkish side in order to improve the living conditions of the Greek Cypriots who remained in the occupied part of Cyprus after the 1974 invasion. [Read more…]
Internet to inform the Turkish Cypriots on European Union matters
March 9, 1999
The Cyprus team negotiating accession to the European Union and the European Commission delegation in Nicosia are using the Internet to inform the Turkish Cypriots on European Union matters. [Read more…]
Statement by the Representative of Cyprus Mr. Demetris Hadjiargyrou to the 43rd Session of the Commission of the Status of Women – New York, 1-12 March 1999
March 2, 1999
Madame Chairperson,
Allow me at the outset to extend to you and to the members of the Bureau, my delegation’s appreciation for your able leadership in guiding the work of the Commission on the Status of Women. [Read more…]