2006 in Cyprus

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Events in the year 2006 in Cyprus.

Incumbents

  • President: Demetris Christofias
  • President of the Parliament: Yiannakis Omirou

Events

Ongoing – Cyprus dispute

  • 12 September – Cypriot authorities respond to an Interpol alert and intercept Grigorio-1, a North Korean ship bound for Syria. Cypriot security agents found a mobile air defense system and the components of a missile launcher in the ship, though the Government of North Korea insists the ship only contained weather-observation equipment. The Syrian government has requested the ship be allowed to dock in Syria.[1]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Manifest difference as 'met-gear' shipment is air defence systems". The Scotsman. 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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