Cypriots minister says talks in Moscow start well

(21 mins ago) Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said Wednesday that talks in Moscow over possible Russian assistance for his debt-ridden country were off to a “very good” start. “We have a very good beginning. We had a very good, honest and open discussion,” Sarris told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov, AFP reports. “We will continue discussions over the next few hours.” Sarris stressed however that he had so far received no offer from Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom to come in and infuse Cypriot’s banks with cash in exchange for a stake in the is…

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