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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-05-28

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] SPOKESMAN - EU - TURKEY
  • [02] DIRECT TALKS - STEPHANOU

  • [01] SPOKESMAN - EU - TURKEY

    The government of Cyprus has expressed satisfaction with the conclusions of Tuesdays EU-Turkey Association Council, in relation to Cyprus. The government also said that Ankara must act in line with EU decisions and show in practice that it supports the ongoing peace effort, agreed by the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities.

    The EU conclusions note that Turkey has not fulfilled its obligations emanating from the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement, nor has it made progress towards normalisation of relations with the Republic of Cyprus, a written statement read out by Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said. The EU, the statement added, calls on Turkey to stop blocking the accession of Cyprus to international organisations.

    It is also noted, Stefanou pointed out, that the EU expects Turkey to actively support the ongoing process agreed on 21 March 2008 leading to a comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and in line with the principles on which the EU is founded. Turkey has to align itself with the EU position, change its stance towards Cyprus and the Cyprus problem and contribute to a solution that reunifies the territory, the people, the institutions and the economy of Cyprus, within the framework of a bizonal, bicommunal federation, Stefanou said.

    [02] DIRECT TALKS - STEPHANOU

    Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has stressed that direct negotiations between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities cannot begin unless there is sufficient progress in the ongoing discussions between teams of experts from both sides. This progress must support direct negotiations, we must have convergence on fundamental issues of the Cyprus problem, otherwise we will not be able to proceed, he said after a Cabinet meeting. Bearing in mind existing differences and the gap between the two sides on core issues, if we proceed to direct negotiations without convergence and without a solid basis for negotiations, the negotiations will fail and we cannot afford another failure in efforts to find a solution, the Spokesman stressed.

    The government, Stephanou noted, focuses its efforts on reaching a positive outcome from discussions at the working groups and the technical committees, the bicommunal teams of experts who discuss all aspects of the Cyprus problem. Commenting on a statement by the Turkish Foreign Minister about a partnership between two states in Cyprus, Stephanou pointed out that the government rejects the establishment of a new state (virgin-birth) in Cyprus.

    The Greek Cypriot position, as well as UN resolutions, refers to a transition of the Republic of Cyprus to a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation of the Republic of Cyprus, made up of two constituent states and one Republic of Cyprus, with a single sovereignty, citizenship, and international personality, he said. The Spokesman noted that neither statements from the EU nor last weeks joint statement by the two community leaders refer to the establishment of a new state in Cyprus, as part and parcel of a solution.


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