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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-01-27
CONTENTS
[01] STATE DEPARTMENT - CYPRUS QUESTION
[02] BRITISH MINISTER - CYPRUS PROBLEM
[01] STATE DEPARTMENT - CYPRUS QUESTION
The Cyprus question is a priority for the US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton, US President Barack Obama and a priority for the international
community, US State Department Acting Spokesman Robert Wood has told
his daily briefing.
Invited to comment on UN Special Envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer`s
optimism that ``there is a real possibility of reaching finally a
settlement`` in Cyprus, Wood said ``we certainly are hopeful and we
hope that there can be an agreement reached between the two parties.``
Asked if the Cyprus issue is among the priorities of the Secretary of
State, Wood noted: ``Absolutely. Its a priority for the Secretary. Its
a priority for President Obama. Its also a priority for the
international community.``
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet
Ali Talat have been engaged in direct talks since September last year,
with a view to solve the question of Cyprus, divided since the Turkish
invasion in 1974.
[02] BRITISH MINISTER - CYPRUS PROBLEM
Caroline Flint, British Minister for Europe, has reiterated her
countrys great interest in a viable and functional solution to the
Cyprus issue, and stressed that the United Kingdom will do anything
possible to assist efforts towards that direction, Cyprus House
President Marios Garoyian has said.
Speaking after a meeting in London on Monday with Flint, Garoyian noted
that it was a very interesting and constructive meeting and added: She
told me that the Cyprus issue is high on the Gordon Browns government
priorities.
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