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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-09-05

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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>

  • [01]Friday, 05 September 2003 Foreign Minister departs for Rome to attend informal EU General Affairs Council
  • [02] Italian EU Presidency pledges to investigate Rizokarpaso school issue

    [01] Foreign Minister departs for Rome to attend informal EU General Affairs Council

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Georgios Iacovou, has said that there would be a chance to resume negotiations for a settlement of the Cyprus problem in the first three months of 2004. He added that if the negotiations failed to produce a positive result it was possible that efforts for a solution would be deferred until after Cyprus' accession to the EU. Mr Iacovou, who was speaking at Larnaca Airport yesterday before his departure for Rome to attend an Informal General Affairs and External Relations Council, further expressed the position that the start of EU accession negotiations would constitute a powerful motive for Turkey, possibly leading it to engage in a dialogue for the solution of the Cyprus issue. He also welcomed the position expressed by the US State Department's Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Mr Thomas Weston, that the US could not imagine the start of Turkey's accession talks with the EU without a prior Cyprus settlement, noting that the statement was sending a clear message to Ankara. Mr Iacovou compared the US Envoy's statement with a similar one made in the past by EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen. Referring to his trip to Italy and his participation in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, Mr Iacovou noted that serious issues would be discussed there such as the next Intergovernmental Conference which would deal with the EU Constitution. The informal meetings of the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, commonly called "Gymnich", constitute a traditional occasion for exchanging views on important issues concerning the Union's activities, in particular in the sector of institutional reforms and treaty modifications as well as EU foreign policy. The particular "Gymnich" meeting, held under the Italian Presidency of the EU, will take place on 5-6 September in Riva del Garda and will be presided by the Italian Foreign Minister, Mr Franco Frattini. Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou will return to Cyprus on Sunday, 7 September.

    [02] Italian EU Presidency pledges to investigate Rizokarpaso school issue

    The Italian Presidency of the European Union will investigate the expulsion of the Greek Cypriot teachers from the occupied village of Rizokarpaso and the refusal by the illegal regime in Turkish-occupied Cyprus to allow the reopening of the Rizokarpaso High School. Italy's Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting President of the Council, Mr Roberto Antonione, made the aforementioned statement yesterday during a plenary session of the European Parliament examining human rights issues. Replying to an intervention by Greek MEP Mr Alecos Alavanos condemning the situation in Rizokarpaso and requesting the immediate involvement of the Council, Mr Antonione took the stand and said that the Italian Presidency would look into the matter and if necessary inform the European Parliament about any action to be taken.

    From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/


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