UN Day 2000 at the Ledra Palace

UNFICYP will celebrate UN Day 2000 with an open house at the Ledra Palace Hotel in Nicosia next Sunday.

In what has now become an annual event, people from both sides of the island will gather in the hotel grounds and mingle with UN personnel to enjoy a bicommunal cultural programme.

Two concerts will be held throughout the day with a variety of performers, some local and others drawn from UNFICYP ranks.

Soldiers will also organise sports and games ranging from football and tug-of-war to boxing and boot throwing. Children can enjoy face painting, a bouncy castle and cartoon films.

Information tents on the UN and each contingent will also be set up and a raffle will be held for charities on both sides.

Meanwhile yesterday, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot pupils met in the mixed village of Pyla in the Larnaca district to share experiences and talk about their common roots.

Around 60 pupils from Paphos, aged between 16 and 18, are participating in the two-day workshop called ‘Youth Encounters for Peace’.

Co-ordinator Nicos Anastasiou told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the next step would be for their parents to meet. He said members of the team already communicate through the Internet.

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