Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-19

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CONTENTS

[01] Rolandis visits US to sign agreement on high technology

[02] Themistocleous to attend Conference in Egypt

[03] Papariga expresses fears over plan for a Cyprus settlement

[04] Cyprus EU membership not questioned by Austria, Fischer says

[05] Kasoulides: We are not ready to accept anything for a Cyprus settlement

[01] Rolandis visits US to sign agreement on high technology

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Rolandis visits US to sign agreement on high technology

Nicosia, Oct 19 (CAN) - Cyprus Minister of Commerce, Tourism and Industry Nicos Rolandis, heading a Cyprus delegation paying a visit to the US October 19-26 will sign a cooperation agreement on high technology with the President of the New York University, in Albany, Karen Hitchcock.

[02] Themistocleous to attend Conference in Egypt

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Themistocleous to attend Conference in Egypt

Nicosia, Oct 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Costas Themistocleous departs Monday for Cairo to represent Cyprus at the First Egyptian-International Conference on the Protected Areas and Sustainable Development.

[03] Papariga expresses fears over plan for a Cyprus settlement

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Papariga expresses fears over plan for a Cyprus settlement

by Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 19 (CNA) General Secretary of the Greek Communist Party Aleca Papariga, expressed here today fears for the existence of a plan for the solution of the Cyprus problem which provides for the abolition of the Cyprus Republic's sovereingty.

Papariga was speaking to the press after meeting the President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides who wrapps up today his three-day visit to Athens, where yesterday he met the Greek Premier Costas Simitis, the Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos and other political party leaders.

Papariga expressed the belief that Cyprus accession to the EU ''does not seem to serve as an antidote for a solution to the Cyprus problem.''

[04] Cyprus EU membership not questioned by Austria, Fischer says

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Cyprus EU membership not questioned by Austria, Fischer says

Nicosia, Oct 19 (CNA) Cyprus' EU membership is not questioned by Austria, President of the Austrian National Council Heinz Fischer, who is paying an official visit on the island, stressed here today.

Speaking after a meeting with Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, Fischer expressed the view that the Irish people will vote today for the ratification of the EU Nice Treaty.

''I believe there will be a positive result as the Irish government was much better prepared this time. It will go well,'' he added.

Referring to Cyprus EU membership Fischer said that "it is on a good track and it will be a reality according to a time schedule."

Kasoulides said that during his meeting with the President of the Austrian National Council there was a very useful exchange of views on a series of issues ''concerning first of all Cyprus and its efforts, in the past few months before the decision of the Copenhagen European Council.''

[05] Kasoulides: We are not ready to accept anything for a Cyprus settlement

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Kasoulides: We are not ready to accept anything for a Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Oct 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus' fervent wish to become member of the EU does not result the readiness of our side to accept whatever ideas may be put forward for the settlement of the Cyprus problem, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides stressed here today.

Invited to say whether the Greek Cypriot side has set limits as regards what it is going to accept, Kasoulides said that ''we do not take decisions by determining the bottom line'', but noted that ''margins have been set out by us and we will make it clear to the UN representatives that we will not go further than them, under any circumstances.''

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