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

CONTENTS

[01] Canadian citizens - Protest - Abduction

[02] Foreign Minister - Statements - Negotiations

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[01] Canadian citizens - Protest - Abduction

Rogiros Georgiou, 48, was abducted on 21 July. The protest is taking place at the Ledra Palace check-point in the divided capital Nicosia.

Canadian Honourary Consul Eleni Chrysostomidou told CNA the Canadian High Commission in Damascus has reassured her that they "will try their best".

She said the High Commission "intended a meeting with (Turkish Cypriot leader) Rauf Denktash in order to draw his attention to the fact that Georgiou is a Canadian citizen".

Turkish troops illegally occupy 37 per cent of the Cyprus Republic's territory since they invaded the island in 1974.

CNA GG/MCH/1999

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[02] Foreign Minister - Statements - Negotiations

He added, however, he could not tell when negotiations would be held. "The UN Secretary General is expected to reach by the end of September a decision whether to call negotiations or not. For when he will call these talks, I do not know", Kasoulides added.

Yesterday Kasoulides said "the possibility the UN Chief will call for talks is greater than the possibility not to", and pointed out that Kofi Annan had committed himself to this in his latest report to the UN Security Council.

Security Council Resolution 1250 (28 June 1999) calls upon the two leaders", President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to enter talks on the Cyprus problem with "no preconditions, all issues on the table, commitment in good faith to continue until a settlement is reached and full consideration of relevant UN resolutions and treaties".

Kasoulides stressed that the Greek Cypriot side will not accept any preconditions set by Denktash whether before or during the negotiations.

Denktash has demanded that the illegal entity unilaterally declared in the northern Turkish-occupied part of the island is recognised as a separate state, despite numerous UN resolutions condemning all secessionist actions and calling "upon all states not to recognise any Cypriot state other than the Republic of Cyprus".

Denktash has also put forward demands for a confederation of two states in Cyprus, despite UN resolutions including the most recent one 1251 calling for a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with a single sovereignty and international personality.

CNA SS/MCH/GG/1999

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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