Omirou to attend Mandela memorial

ACTING President, House Speaker, Yiannakis Omirou departed Saturday for Johannesburg to represent President Nicos Anastasiades at the official events in memory of Nelson Mandela.

On Tuesday Omirou will attend a state memorial service which will take place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. On Wednesday he will depart for Pretoria where Mandela will lie in state at the Union Buildings. Omirou will return to Cyprus on December 13.

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