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[01] Cyprus President arrives in New York

[02] US - Wisconsin - Cyprus - Resolution

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[01] Cyprus President arrives in New York

Speaking on arrival in New York, President Clerides said UN Secretary General Kofi Annan would send an invitation to talks once he has secured the consent of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides that they would accept his invitation to talks.

"All indications are that the international community continues to be interested in the Cyprus question and carry on with their efforts for a substantive and strengthened dialogue," the Cypriot President said.

He stressed, however, that the Turkish Cypriot side, which withdrew from the talks and rejected Annan's invitation to resume the dialogue, "should first return to the negotiating table and secondly return to negotiate."

Replying to questions, he said Annan had conveyed invitations to talks in early September 2001 having secured the consent of both sides, but the Turkish side then turned down the invitation.

"Both sides will have to give their consent for the Secretary General to send an invitation, and usually Annan would not send invitations to talks unless he knows that the two sides will respond in a positive manner," President Clerides added.

The Cypriot President will address on Sunday morning the 56th UN General Assembly and have a meeting with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday afternoon, according to his programme of meetings.

The President is due to meet US State Department Special Coordinator on Cyprus Thomas Weston on Thursday afternoon and on Friday lunchtime, he will host a working lunch for the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

On Saturday, he will attend the opening of the UN Assembly and will attend a lunch hosted by Annan for heads of state and governments. Later the same day he is due to see the Indian Prime Minister, who postponed an official visit to Cyprus in mid September following the terrorist attacks in the US and the President of Slovenia.

On Sunday, the Cypriot President is scheduled to give a press conference after his address to the Assembly. At lunchtime he will attend a reception in honour of Yaser Arafat hosted by the Committee for the Rights of the Palestinians.

President Clerides will host a working lunch on Monday for Annan's Special Adviser for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, expected on Thursday in New York after a tour of Nicosia, Athens and Ankara over the past several days.

The same day in the evening he is due to see Britain's representative for the Cyprus problem Lord David Hannay.

President Clerides, who on arrival was met at JFK airport by the Republic's Ambassador in Washington Erato Kozakou-Markouli and New York-based Cyprus Permanent Representative to the UN Sotos Zackhaios, leaves New York on Wednesday (14 November) for Cyprus via London.

Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, who arrives here Thursday afternoon, is scheduled to have a meeting with British Foreign Minister of State Peter Hain and sit at a lunch hosted by his German counterpart Joschka Fischer. The two ministers are set to have a private meeting on Monday morning.

Kasoulides will see members of the American Jewish Society on Friday and over the next few days he is scheduled to meet other foreign ministers from Switzerland, Libya, Senegal, Papua New Guinea, Surinam, Gambia, Lebanon, Indonesia, Sudan, Burgina Fasso and the Palestinian foreign minister.

On 14 November, Kasoulides is due to address a meeting of the Non- Aligned Foreign Ministers.

He is due to leave on Friday (16 November) for Cyprus via London.

CNA MM/GP/2001

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[02]

Nicosia, Nov 8 (CNA) -- The Assembly of the state of Wisconsin has urged the US administration to strongly support Cyprus' membership of the European Union, saying it will "guarantee each citizen of Cyprus important civil, human and cultural rights, as well as economic opportunities".

In a resolution, approved on 6 November, the Assembly notes that a Cyprus settlement "must be based on one state of Cyprus with a single sovereignty and international personality and a single citizenship, with its independence and territorial integrity safeguarded and comprising two political equal communities as described in the relevant Security Council resolutions in a bicommunal and bizonal federation. Such a settlement must exclude union in whole or part with other countries", the resolution says.| CNA/DA/AAG/GP/2001

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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