NICOSIA- Former Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has been appointed the new United Nations Secretary General’s special adviser on Cyprus, replacing Alexander Downer.
It has also been reported that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was considering appointing a personal envoy to stimulate negotiations aimed at re-unifying Cyprus.
“Alexander Downer left his post to become Australia’s High Commissioner (Ambassador) to Britain in March, after he faced long criticism from Greek Cypriots for acting outside the scope of United Nations resolutions on Cyprus. Espen Barth Eide is a prominent figure in Norway’s Labor Party and served as the Defence Minister from November 2011 to September 2012 and then Foreign Minister until October last year…Apart from his government posts, Eide has pursued an academic career in political science. From 1993 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2005 he was a senior researcher and research director at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs,” according to the Shanghai Daily.
UN sources quoted by leading Cypriot “Phileleftheros” (“Liberal”) as saying they expected Eide to bring “a new momentum to the Cyprus issue”.
NICOSIA - A new law on Cyprus making it mandatory to wear a helmet is being fought by bicyclists who want it repealed because they said it will discourage people from riding despite the intent to keep their heads safe.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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