CYPRUS

MV INT Makarios watches as Petrides signs as Eduction Minister
SCU Roussos looks on
MV Loizides signs as Minister of Trade
SCU Petrides looks on
SV Mavrommatis signs as Labour Minister
CU Signatures on document
SV Mavrommatis & Tomazis with Makarios
GV PAN Ministers with Makarios
SV Ballot boxes
SV Polling booths being moved
SV PAN Girls folding ballot papers
CU Ditto
SV & CU Printing machine printing
GV Crowd cheering Mr Odysseas Joannides (Progressive Party)
CU Joannides
SV Crowd
CU Joannides
SV Crowd (Cabinet President)
CU Clerides speaking
SV Supporters
CU Clerides
SV Old woman listens
CU Clerides speaking
SV People with banners in square
SV Dr Evdoka (Opposition Leader) arriving presented with bouquet by small girl (2 shots)
CU Supporters
CU Evdokas speaking
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Background: Just seven days prior to elections for the Cypriot House of Representatives, President Makarios carried through a major cabinet reshuffle this week -- and promptly sparked off a new political row between the Greek and Turkish factions on the island.
As the new ministers were sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, Turkish Cypriot leaders attacked the new appointments, which bring six new Greek Cypriot members into the Cabinet.
Members of the Turkish community have played no part in the government since inter-communal fighting started over six years ago. But they claim that the latest appointments, including the Agriculture Minister -- nominally allocated to the Turkish Cypriots -- amounted to a further attempt to deprive the Turkish community of its constitutional rights.
Meanwhile, talks between the two Cypriot communities seeking a peaceful solution to their problem, have been suspended until each side elects its deputies in the House of Representatives on July 5.
Under the Cypriot constitution, the President usually selects new ministers from outside the House of Representatives. In this week's reshuffle, only three ministers retained their posts.
Barristers Georghios Ionnides and Andreas Mavrommatis were appointed new Ministers of Justice and of Labour. The new Education Minister is the Chairman of Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, Frixos Petrides. Accountant Andreas Loizides takes over as Commerce Minister, architect Panayiotis Toumazis is responsible for Agriculture, and civil engineer Nicos Roussos is appointed to the Communications and Works Ministry.