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Cross examination of former foreign minister continues

By Elias Hazou 06/03/13
FORMER foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou said yesterday he never recommended an Iranian munitions cargo be sold, but neither did he oppose or quash the idea.Kyprianou, the first of six defendants to take the stand in the ongoing Mari trial, was being cross-examined by the state prosecution.The questions revolved around a February 7, 2011 meeting at the Defence Ministry, one of a series held to discuss the status of the cargo seized from a Syria-bound ship in January 2009.The prosecution produced the minutes of the meeting, according to which Kyprianou told the others that the United Nations were favourably disposed toward the sale of the cargo, the proceeds of which would be deposited in a bank... 4 comments
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