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

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

CONTENTS

[01] UN - ZERIHOUN ARRIVAL

[02] GREEK CHIEF OF STAFF - VISIT

[01] UN - ZERIHOUN ARRIVAL

Zerihoun is currently the Secretary General`s Principal Deputy Special Representative in the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). He has also been serving as Chief UN Mediator for the Darfur Peace Talks since October 2007, in support of the efforts of Special Envoy Jan Eliasson. Zerihoun will replace Michael Moller.

The new UN envoy arrives as joint bicommunal working groups and technical committees, comprising experts from the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities, continue their discussions to help prepare the ground for substantive negotiations between the leaders of the two communities.

The teams of experts will be meeting twice a week to discuss core issues of the Cyprus problem as well as day to day concerns.

The bicommunal teams are meeting at the now defunct UN-controlled Nicosia airport.

Six working groups and seven technical committees, set up in the context of the March 21 agreement between President of the Republic Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, began work about a week ago.

The two community leaders also decided to meet again in three months to review the work of the committees dealing with various aspects of the Cyprus problem, the results of which will be used to start negotiations under UN auspices leading to a settlement that will reunite Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion.

[02] GREEK CHIEF OF STAFF - VISIT

According to a press release, issued by the Cyprus Defence Ministry, during his visit the Greek Chief will meet Bisbikas on 12 May and then he will be received by the Defence Minister Kostas Papacostas.

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