Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-03-30

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

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[01] Cyprus hopes for objective report on peace process

[02] Britain deplores "arrests" in occupied Cyprus

[03] Spokesman responds to Turkish statements

[01] Cyprus hopes for objective report on peace process

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Cyprus hopes for objective report on peace process

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Mar 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Sotos Zakheos appeared optimistic on Saturday that a UN report on the latest peace process to find a comprehensive settlement would be objective.

[02] Britain deplores "arrests" in occupied Cyprus

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Britain deplores "arrests" in occupied Cyprus

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Mar 30 (CNA) -- Britain has expressed concern about this week's "arrests" of six Turkish Cypriots, including a party leader and prominent trade unionists, in Turkish occupied Cyprus, as they staged a symbolic referendum on a UN peace proposal.

[03] Spokesman responds to Turkish statements

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Spokesman responds to Turkish statements

Nicosia, Mar 30 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said today that Turkey's policies on Cyprus and those of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash cannot lead anywhere because they are based on a distorted assessment of the political realities of today.

The spokesman was commenting on statements from Ankara's powerful National Security Council expressing full support for Denktash's intransigent positions on UN-led efforts to find a settlement.

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