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[01] Clerides satisfied with decisions taken in Athens

[02] Morphou people call for pressure on Turkey

[03] Cyprus EU membership will increase chances for solution, says Fischer

[01] Clerides satisfied with decisions taken in Athens

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Clerides satisfied with decisions taken in Athens

Nicosia, Oct 20 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides said he did not think that a plan the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will possibly submit, in the framework of the UN-led talks for Cyprus, would fully meet the positions of either side.

Speaking to the press after his arrival from Athens, where he held talks with the Greek Government and political party leaders, Clerides said he was very satisfied ''with the exchange of views and the decisions we have taken with Greek Government.''

''We looked into two issues. The first one is our course towards the EU - as we are now on the final phase - and of course the Cyprus problem, various possible scenarios, not because we had any information about them,'' President Clerides said, adding that ''we took some unanimous decisions.''

President Clerides also said that UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto had told him when they met Thursday, at Larnaca Airport, that the UN Secretary General had not yet decided whether he would submit a plan.

Furthermore the President said that De Soto had not told him that he had discussed a plan during his recent visit to Ankara. Clerides added that from what the Peruvian diplomat told him it seemed that the Turkish side is still insisting on its positions.

Invited to say whether he believes that Cyprus' accession course will be obstructed Clerides said he did not believe there will be any obstacles adding that ''if obstacles appear they will not only be for Cyprus.''

[02] Morphou people call for pressure on Turkey

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Morphou people call for pressure on Turkey

Nicosia, Oct 20 (CNA) The people of the occupied area of Morphou held today their 22nd antioccupation rally and asked fïr the UN Secretary General's support for justice, peace and unification of Cyprus.

In a resolution for Koffi Annan, approved at the rally, the legal inhabitants of Morphou, uprooted since the Turkish invasion of 1974, stressed that a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem should guarantee one single sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity of the legitimate Republic of Cyprus, the withdrawal of all Turkish troops and settlers, the right of all refugees to return to their homes and properties in safety.

Furthermore, the safeguarding of the three basic freedoms, the ascertainment of the fate of all missing people and the restoration of the violated human rights of all the legitimate inhabitants of Cyprus.

''Once more we ask for your support in our quest for justice, peace and unification of Cyprus. We believe that Europe and the governments of the US, Russia, China, France and Britain, as permanent members of the Security Council, can exert more pressure upon Turkey to change attitude and work towards a just solution to the Cyprus problem,'' the resolution reads.

In his address, House President Demetris Christofias stressed that the people of Cyprus expect that any intervention by the UN, including a plan for á settlement of the Cyprus problem, will be based on the UN resolutions, the high level agreements, the international law and the acquis communautaire.

He also stressed that ''we will not accept a settlement that will violate the human rights of our people and cut the sovereignty of the state into pieces'', in return for Cyprus accession to the EU.

[03] Cyprus EU membership will increase chances for solution, says Fischer

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Cyprus EU membership will increase chances for solution, says Fischer

Nicosia, Oct 20 (CNA) ''If Cyprus becomes a member of the European problem the chances to solve the Cyprus problem will grow'', President of the Austrian National Council Heinz Fischer said, noting that the Cyprus problem is a complicated one.

Speaking after a meeting with the President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides, Fischer added that ''if Turkey is also interested in joining the EU, they know (in Turkey) that they have to solve some problems before a membership becomes thinkable and conceivable.''

Fischer said that President Clerides briefed him on the Cyprus problem and they discussed about the progress of Cyprus accession course to the European Union and the referendum held yesterday in Ireland for the ratification of the EU Nice Treaty.

Asked about the referendum, Fischer expressed his satisfaction about its results. He added that the results were expected ''but it is better if you have the results and not only the expectations.''

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