Coverage
of the military parade on the 1st
of October 2014
The
Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Press and Information
Office and the Police, has proceeded with the necessary arrangements
to provide all possible facilities to the representatives of the
media, who will cover the military parade on the 1st
of October 2014.
A
meeting was held today at the Ministry of Defence, during which
issues related to the parade were discussed. During the meeting a
draw took place for the positions that will be occupied by the
broadcasters / media representatives. The positions will be as
follows:
Position
1: RIK
Position
2: MEGA
Position
3: ANT1
Position
4: EXTRΑ
Position:
VACANT
Position
6: VACANT
The
following are also clarified,
in order to achieve the best possible coordination and to avoid any
problems:
- There will be a specific platform for journalists, film crews and photographers, which has been set up in an area across the VIP platform. For the broadcasters of the parade, as well as for the interested media representatives, there will be an area to the right of the VIP platform.
- Please note that only the journalists and technical staff accredited by the Press and Information Office (PIO) and bearing a badge (yellow) will have free access to the parade venue. (For relevant information please contact the PIO at tel. 22801196)
- The Media representatives who will cover the parade should take up their positions by 10:00 a.m. After this time, access to the parade venue will not be permitted for vehicles.
- The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (RIK) will provide image and sound to all interested Television Channels throughout the entire duration of the parade. For further information please contact the Control Centre of RIK at 22862155.
- Access to the location where the President of the Republic will make press statements following the military parade, will be granted to the media representatives bearing a green badge, allocated to them by the PIO. It should be noted that a special audio console will be located in front of the President’s podium. The Media representatives may cover the President’s statements with the use of relative equipment if they so wish.
- Access to the parade venue via vehicle, is only granted to those individuals who have a blue card on their vehicle’s windscreen, allocated to them by the PIO. Please note that for the entry of vehicles a predefined route is attached.
For
further clarifications or information, you may contact the Ministry
of Defence at
22807592 or 22807641 and the Central News Service of the PIO at
22801113-115-196.
29/9/2014
