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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 00-01-30
CONTENTS
[01] Greek Americans - Annual Cyprus conference
[02] Australian opposition leader - Cyprus problem
[03] Environmentalists - Conference
[04] President Clerides - Geneva - Meetings
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[01] Greek Americans - Annual Cyprus conference
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) - Greek Americans that will participate in the
International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) conference
to be held in May, will meet senior US administration officials as well as
leaders from both the Se nate a nd the House.
"With the third and most crucial round of UN Cyprus settlement talks
targeted for June, our meetings with America's top policy-makers just weeks
before can have a significant impact," PSEKA and Pancyprian Association of
America President, Philip Chr istopher has said.
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[02] Australian opposition leader - Cyprus problem
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) - South Australia opposition leader Mike Rann has
said that appeasing Turkey over European Union membership will not work
unless promises are matched by actions and urged for a tougher stance
towards Ankara.
He called on the government of his country to assist Cypriots who were
forced to flee their homes after the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island
and are now Australian citizens to take the Turkish government to the
European Court of Human Rights.
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[03] Environmentalists - Conference
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus government intends to spend over 600
million pounds (1 CY pound is about 2 US dollars) over the next decade for
projects to protect the environment, Defence Minister, Acting Agriculture,
Natural Resources an d Envi ronment Minister Socrates Hasikos, said
today in an address to the 3rd Conference of the Ecologists and
Environmentalists Movement, on behalf of President Glafcos Clerides.
The Movement, according to its spokesman George Perdikis, intends to
contest next year's parliamentary elections autonomously.
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[04] President Clerides - Geneva - Meetings By Maria Myles
Geneva, Jan 30 (CNA) - Only a few hours before the start of the second
round of Cyprus peace talks in Geneva, President Glafcos Clerides sent a
message to Turkish Cypriots that it is time for a settlement on the island
through a genuine effor t and direct talks.
The Cyprus President refrained from replying to questions on the
substance of the UN-led talks or the procedure to be followed, abiding by a
news blackout requested by the UN.
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