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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-05-23
CONTENTS
[01] KARAMANLIS - CYPRUS
[02] SPOKESMAN - CYPRUS PROBLEM
[03] EU - REGULATION
[01] KARAMANLIS - CYPRUS
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said his country attributes
great importance to a just and lasting settlement of the Cyprus
problem, in line with UN Security Council resolutions.
Speaking during a luncheon hosted in his honour by Australian Prime
Minister John Howard, in Canberra, Karamanlis said ``we give great
importance to a just and permanent settlement of the Cyprus problem, a
solution that will comport with all relevant UN Security Council
resolutions.``
Earlier on, Karamanlis and Howard had a meeting, during which they
mainly discussed the Cyprus problem, Turkey`s EU accession course,
Greco-Turkish relations and EU enlargement.
[02] SPOKESMAN - CYPRUS PROBLEM
The Cypriot government has never said that it does not view positively
some meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, but its
position is that these meetings must have a specific agenda and
contents, to create the relevant preconditions for progress, stated
here Wednesday Government Spokesman Vasilis Palmas.
He made the statement when invited to comment on remarks by House
President and AKEL General Secretary Demetris Christofias on Tuesday
evening on state television, who appeared in favour of a meeting
between President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos and Talat.
The position of the government on this specific issue is clear. We have
never said that we do not view positively some meetings to take place
with Mr. Talat. Simply, what we have said as government, and the
President of the Republic too, is that the meetings should take place
and have a specific agenda and contents, to create the preconditions
and prerequisites for some progress, he added.
[03] EU - REGULATION
The German Presidency of the EU informed member states on Tuesday over
the difficulties which restrict to a great extent the possibilities to
achieve an agreement at the Council of ministers on trade with the
areas of Cyprus which the government does not exercise effective
control.
The briefing was held at a level of working groups of the Council of
Ministers where the German Presidency was updated on the disagreement
of the Cyprus government on the European Commission proposal, and made
it evident that it does not favour circumventing Nicosia but would like
a consensus to be found on the issue.
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