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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 00-03-02
CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus - US State Department reports
[02] British MPs - Cyprus problem
[03] British diplomat - Departure
[04] Cyprus government - Peace process
[05] UN Special Adviser - Visit to occupied areas
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[01] Cyprus - US State Department reports
Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) - The government believes the US State Department
references to Cyprus in its report on narcotics and a second one on money
laundering and financial crimes reflect the progress and serious
improvement the Republic has achieved in these fields, its spokesman
Michalis Papapetrou told his daily briefing today.
The reports for 1999, released yesterday, say Cyprus has made "further
progress in 1999 in the fight against money laundering" while its
authorities aggressively pursue the "distribution of drugs use, as they do
illegal cultivation, sale, transport and financing".
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[02] British MPs - Cyprus problem
London, Mar 2 (CNA)- British Labour and Conservative MPs reiterated their
determination to work for a settlement of the protracted Cyprus problem and
called for greater cooperation with their US counterparts towards this end,
at an event organised by the National Federation of Cypriots in Britain.
In a reception held last night in honour of President of the World Council
of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Andrew Athens, at the House of Commons, Chairman
of the Cyprus group within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in
the House of Commons Tom Cox asked Athens to use his influence for closer
cooperation between American Congressmen and British MPs on Cyprus.
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[03] British diplomat - Departure
Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) - Director of the Southern European Affairs department
at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Jeremy Hill left this evening
for Britain after a four-day familiarisation visit to the island during
which he had meetings with President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot
leader Rauf Denktash.
This afternoon, Hill flew to the British Bases by helicopter and had
several meetings there including a courtesy visit to the Base's
Administrator.
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[04] Cyprus government - Peace process
Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) - The Cyprus government has called for direct
negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish sides to reach a
settlement on the island as it believes that if the sides "talk just for
the sake of talking" the process will lose its credibility.
Speaking on the Cyprus problem during a lunch organised today by the Cyprus
Rotaries in Nicosia, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said the time has
come for one side to know the positions the other is putting forward during
their separate meetings with UN officials within the framework of the
proximity talks.
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[05] UN Special Adviser - Visit to occupied areas
Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser for
Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, today visited the Turkish occupied village of
Rizokarpaso and the monastery of Apostolos Andreas, in the eastern tip of
the island, "to get a personal impression of the life here".
On their side, Greek Cypriots enclaved living in the northern areas under
illegal Turkish rule said they have seen "many of his likes", and that they
believed a solution will be found, but not one that will satisfy them.
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