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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has underlined the importance of a just and viable solution of the Cyprus problem, in statements to the press on the sidelines of the Southern European Countries Summit, that took place on Wednesday in Rome.

In view of the likely resumption of talks over the Cyprus issue, premature parliamentary elections took place in the occupied northern part of the island yesterday. Eight parties and nine independent candidates ran for the 50 seats in the pseudo-parliament, with abstention reaching over 37, 5%.

Cyprus has just acquired its first offshore patrol vessel (OPV) which arrived in Larnaca on Tuesday.