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[01] AKEL and T/C PUM support negotiations on Annan plan

[02] UN has not yet received reply from Denktash

[03] Annan very concerned by delay

[01] AKEL and T/C PUM support negotiations on Annan plan

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AKEL and T/C PUM support negotiations on Annan plan

Nicosia, Nov 19 (CNA) Left wing AKEL party and the Turkish Cypriot Patriotic Unity Movement (PUM), support negotiations on the basis of the UN Secretary Generals proposal for a Cyprus settlement.

[02] UN has not yet received reply from Denktash

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UN has not yet received reply from Denktash

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Nov 19 (CNA) The UN has not yet received a response from Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash on the UN Secretary-Generals plan for a Cyprus settlement, said here Tuesday UN spokesperson, Hua Jiang.

Kofi Annan is still waiting for a response from Denktash and he still feels that both sides can come together and use his proposal as a basis for further comprehensive settlement, Hua said.

Asked how long the UN would be ready to wait for an answer from Denktash, the UN spokesperson referred to the statements made Monday by UN Secretary-Generals Special Advisor, Alvaro de Soto who said we do not want to put unfair pressure on the two sides, but the clock is ticking and we trust that a solution to the problem will be found.

[03] Annan very concerned by delay

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Annan very concerned by delay

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Nov 19 (CNA) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is worried by the delay in the start of the talks on his blueprint for a Cyprus settlement, due to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktashs illness.

In a statement this evening attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary General, the UN Chief said he received a letter from President Glafcos Clerides expressing his readiness to begin negotiations without delay but he has not yet received such an indication from the Turkish Cypriot side.

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