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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-05-02

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>


CONTENTS

  • [01] CHRISTOFIAS - SETTLERS
  • [02] IACOVOU - MEETINGS

  • [01] CHRISTOFIAS - SETTLERS

    President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Friday that the Greek Cypriot side has its views on the issue of the Turkish settlers in the Turkish occupied areas of the island and will present its arguments, as it will do on all aspects of the Cyprus problem.

    Commenting on remarks by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat that the status of persons living in the occupied areas is not negotiable, President Christofias said that ``Mr. Talat admits that all the settlers remain and are registered as citizens based on the Annan plan, and it is one of the aspects of the plan which made us go against it.``

    ``Consequently, we have our positions on this matter as well, we will submit them and we will fight for them, as we will do with all other aspects of the Cyprus problem, without the Annan plan,`` he added.

    President Christofias said that, ``if Mr. Talat wants to raise issues that are in the Annan plan, it is his right to do so, but we have our own positions and views.``

    Asked if he would be raising the issue of the settlers during his forthcoming direct negotiations with Talat or if it was an issue to be discussed by the technical committees, President Christofias said ``we want a committee to be created not only for the settlers but also for the issue of illegal immigration and citizenship and for issues which, in our view, should first be discussed by the committees.``

    [02] IACOVOU - MEETINGS

    Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou said on Friday that the first week of meetings of the working groups and technical committees, which are dealing with aspects of the Cyprus problem, went smoothly and in a good atmosphere.

    Iacovou, who is the coordinator of the Greek Cypriot members of the working groups and technical committees, said the working groups had already entered substantive aspects of the Cyprus problem, such as the constitutional court and the authorities of the federal government.

    On Friday, Iacovou held successive meetings with the Greek Cypriot leaders of the working groups and technical committees to review the work done so far.


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