Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-02-11

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[01] Annan-Papadopoulos-Denktash meeting ends

[01] Annan-Papadopoulos-Denktash meeting ends

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Annan-Papadopoulos-Denktash meeting ends

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Feb 11 (CNA) -- A tripartite meeting between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides, in the presence of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan concluded here today, an hour and 25 minutes after it had started.

There will be another meeting on Thursday at 1500 New York time (2200 Cyprus time).

Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash are in New York following an invitation by Annan to meet in a bid to resume negotiations with a view at finding a negotiated settlement before Cyprus joins the European Union in May this year.

This is the second joint meeting of the three parties concerned.

Papadopoulos is accompanied by former Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, the Director of his Diplomatic Office Tasos Tzionis and the Republic's permanent representative to the UN Andreas Mavroyiannis.

Denktash is at the talks with the so-called prime minister Mehmet Ali Talat, Serdar Denktash (his son) and self-styled foreign minister and his advisor Ergun Olgun.

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