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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-03-20
CONTENTS
[01] Turkish Cypriot - Sentence
[02] Cyprus - EU - Turkey
[03] EU official - Cyprus question
[04] Turkish Cypriot - Assize Court - Sentence
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[01] Turkish Cypriot - Sentence
Larnaca, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Turkish Cypriot Omer Tekogul, who was found guilty
on seven drug-related charges last week, was sentenced to ten years'
imprisonment by the Assize Court.
Police took very stringent security measures in and around the area of the
court and TV cameras were prohibited from filming.
CNA MAN/MM/GP/2001
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[02] Cyprus - EU - Turkey
Nicosia, Mar 20 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government expects the European Union
to stand firm on its decisions regarding Turkey's obligations towards
Cyprus and invite Ankara to amend the text of its national programme on EU
accession, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said today.
Noting that the programme does nor correspond to EU decisions in Helsinki
or Nice, the spokesman said Nicosia and Athens will inform Brussels and
others of their assessment of the programme with a view to have the text
altered.
CNA MM/GP/2001
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[03] EU official - Cyprus question
Brussels, Mar 20 (CNA) - European Union commissioner responsible for
enlargement Gunter Verheugen will meet in Geneva next week with the UN
Secretary General's special envoy for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, who chairs the
talks aimed at reaching a settlement on the island.
The meeting was made known by the EU's chief negotiator in the accession
talks with Cyprus, Leopold Maurer, during a session in Brussels yesterday
organised by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss
issues relating to the accession negotiations.
CNA NB/MA/جت/2001
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[04] Turkish Cypriot - Assize Court - Sentence
Larnaca, Mar 20 (CNA) -- Turkish Cypriot Omer Tekogul, found guilty on
seven drug-related charges last week, was sentenced to ten years'
imprisonment by the Assize Court that convened today in the southeastern
coastal town of Larnaca
In its six-page decision the Court says that in handing out the sentence it
took into consideration the fact that Tekogul had in his possession and
supplied two under cover policemen a large quantity of drugs, mainly heroin,
considered as hard drugs.
CNA MAN/MK/MA/2001
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