AKEL visit in France on invitation of French Communist Party

 

A delegation of AKEL headed by the General Secretary of
the C.C. Andros Kyprianou went to Paris on the invitation
of the French Communist Party. During their stay in
France, the General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL Andros
Kyprianou, together with the General Secretary of the French
Communist Party Pierre Laurent, inaugurated a photographic
exhibition on the common struggles of Greek Cypriots and
Turkish Cypriots and about the occupation in Cyprus.

The exhibition hosted photographs of Katia Christodoulou, Miranda
Lyssandrou and Tasos Costeas, as well as photographic material
from the archives of the Pancyprian Federation of Labour
(PEO) and the Press and Information Office (PIO).

Furthermore, the General Secretary of AKEL spoke to a
meeting organized by the French Communist Party. During
the meeting the General Secretary of AKEL spoke
about the Cyprus problem, the economic situation in
Cyprus, the finding of hydrocarbons in the Exclusive Economic
Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, the assumption of
the Presidency of the EU and the forthcoming Presidential
elections, whilst he also replied to many questions raised.

During its stay in Paris, the delegation of AKEL had bilateral
meetings with a delegation of the French Communist
Party headed by the General Secretary of the party Pierre
Laurent, whilst it also attended a dinner with the participation
of leading cadres of the Party. A. Kyprianou
thanked the French Communist Party for its solidarity with the
struggle of the Cypriot people and its support to the Greek Cypriot
side’s positions of principle. The AKEL delegation was briefed on
the developments in France and exchanged views on developments
within the European Union, particularly on economic issues.