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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-09-25

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

  • [01]Thursday, 25 September 2003 President Papadopoulos holds series of meetings on sidelines of UN General Assembly
  • [02] Foreign Minister continues meetings with counterparts in New York

    [01] President Papadopoulos holds series of meetings on sidelines of UN General Assembly

    The President of the Republic, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, held a series of meetings yesterday in New York, on the sidelines of the 58th UN General Assembly. Yesterday morning, Mr Papadopoulos met with the US State Department's Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Mr Thomas Weston, with whom he assessed the current situation as regards efforts to reach a settlement of the Cyprus problem and discussed prospects for resuming the UN-led peace talks. "American officials allocate little significance to the results of the "elections" that will be held in the occupied areas in December. In a way, their position is that there is no possibility or a sign of resuming the negotiations until December and that the issue will depend upon the outcome of the voting", Mr Papadopoulos said in remarks to the press later yesterday. Following his meeting with Mr Weston, the President met with members of the Editorial Board of the New York Times newspaper, whom he briefed on the current phase of the Cyprus problem and underlined the readiness of the Greek Cypriot side to resume negotiations for a solution on the basis of the UN Secretary-General's peace plan. Mr Papadopoulos also met with the UN Secretary-General's Adviser on Cyprus, Mr Alvaro de Soto, in view of his meeting today with the UN Secretary- General, Mr Kofi Annan. During the meeting, the deliberations that had led to the drafting and submission of the Annan plan were reviewed and various provisions of the plan itself were discussed. Mr de Soto expressed doubt over the possibility of a resumption of the talks any time soon and said the issue was connected to the voting procedure in the occupied areas of the island as well as the outcome of that procedure. "I have the impression that Mr de Soto accepts the fact that there is no possibility of finding a settlement and conducting substantial negotiations while Mr Denktash remains negotiator of the Turkish Cypriot community. We both expressed the position that Turkey could replace Mr Denktash if it wanted to", President Papadopoulos noted speaking to the press. Mr Papadopoulos also had consecutive meetings yesterday with his counterparts form Algeria and Senegal and with the Prime Minister of Kuwait. "I explained to them that the Cyprus problem is not an issue of a religious clash between Christians and Muslims in Cyprus and I asked for their assistance, as all three countries participate in the Islamic Conference, in order for Mr Denktash's status at the forthcoming Islamic Conference not to be upgraded like the latter is requesting every year", he noted. In addition, the President met with the Maltese Premier, Mr Edward Fenech, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Mr Ahmed Maher El-Sayed, and Russia's Permanent UN Representative, Mr Sergey Lavrov, on the fringes of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters.

    [02] Foreign Minister continues meetings with counterparts in New York

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Georgios Iacovou, held separate talks yesterday with his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia and Libya, within the framework of his meetings with foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Mr Iacovou informed his counterparts on the current situation regarding efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, noting that according to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the Secretary-General's latest report on Cyprus, the Turkish side had been deemed responsible for the present impasse. He also briefed them on Cyprus' EU accession course and presented a document outlining the Cyprus Government's positions on the Cyprus problem in view of the forthcoming Islamic Conference to be held in Malaysia. Foreign Minister Iacovou further requested that his counterparts' governments exercise their influence at the Islamic Conference to ensure that the resolution to be adopted on Cyprus would reflect the reality of the situation and be in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

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


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