Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-04-12

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[01] Iacovou says Annan plan must be revised due to EU accession

[02] Greek ambassador says accession signals new era in Cyprus

[03] SC regrets Cyprus talks failure due to Denktash's stance

[04] Cyprus peace Council protests against war on Iraq

[01] Iacovou says Annan plan must be revised due to EU accession

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Iacovou says Annan plan must be revised due to EU accession

by Maria Koniotou

Nicosia, Apr 12 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou said the UN Secretary-General's plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem will require revision because the European Union (EU) will have the most significant say in the formulation of Kofi Annan's thoughts on the Cyprus problem.

[02] Greek ambassador says accession signals new era in Cyprus

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Greek ambassador says accession signals new era in Cyprus

by Athena Arsalidou

Nicosia, Apr 12 (CNA) -- With the signing of the EU Accession Treaty, Cyprus' European course is moving towards completion and after many obstacles one of the two strategic aims set out by Athens and Nicosia has been met, Greece's Ambassador to Cyprus Christos Panagopoulos has said.

[03] SC regrets Cyprus talks failure due to Denktash's stance

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SC regrets Cyprus talks failure due to Denktash's stance

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Apr 12 (CNA) - The UN Security Council in a draft resolution on Cyprus to be approved on Monday calls on Secretary General Kofi Annan to continue to make available his Good Offices for Cyprus, while attributes the failure of the UN-led efforts to reunify the island in The Hague to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's negative approach.

After the intervention by Cypriot diplomats and the insistence of permanent members of the SC, namely Russia and China, the US and the British were convinced to subtract the provision, which described the Annan plan as ''basis for the solution of the Cyprus problem''.

[04] Cyprus peace Council protests against war on Iraq

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Cyprus Peace Council protests against war on Iraq

Nicosia, Apr 12 (CNA)-Hundreds of the Cyprus Peace Council members gathered today at Eleftheria (Freedom) square, the capital's central square to protest against the war on Iraq.

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