Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-12-11

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

CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus House approves state budget for 2005

[02] Britain expresses caution over purchase of property in north

[03] United States remain committed to a Cyprus solution

[04] Cyprus President calls for more active EU involvement

[01] Cyprus House approves state budget for 2005

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Cyprus House approves state budget for 2005

[02] Britain expresses caution over purchase of property in north

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Britain expresses caution over purchase of property in north

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, 10 Dec (CNA) -- The British government advises UK nationals or companies to seek legal advise before making any purchase in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus, Minister for Europe Denis MacShane has said.

He stressed however that the government cannot intervene or prevent UK companies from making commercial transactions with individuals or companies in the occupied areas.

[03] United States remain committed to a Cyprus solution

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United States remain committed to a Cyprus solution

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

Washington, 11 Dec (CAN) -- The United States remain committed to seeing an agreement reached to the Cyprus problem, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman has said on Friday speaking before the Assembly of Turkish American Associations in Washington.

[04] Cyprus President calls for more active EU involvement

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Cyprus President calls for more active EU involvement

Nicosia, 11 Dec (CNA) Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has called today for a resumption of the dialogue to solve the Cyprus problem, under UN auspices and with a more active involvement on the part of the European Union.

Addressing today the Pancyprian Meeting of the center right Democratic Party which he chairs, President Papadopoulos repeated that the Greek Cypriot side remains ''committed and dedicated to a bizonal, bicommunal federation''.

The President said that ''we must pursue a resumption of the intercommunal dialogue under the UN auspices and with a more active involvement on the part of the EU, so as to bring about the necessary improvements and additions'' to the Annan Plan in the light of UN resolutions, international law and the acquis communautaire.

This way, he said, the Annan Plan will become more ''functional and viable and will tackle the reasonable and legitimate concerns of the two communities''.

He also said today's situation is ''unacceptable and at the same time dangerous for both communities''.

The President remarked the most current issue is the ''dilemma over what will happen at the European Council''.

Stressing that nothing that he would say, would in anyway be a statement or a revelation of the government's decision whether it will consent to granting a date to Turkey to start accession negotiations at next week's European Council, President Papadopoulos explained that this is because the decision will be taken at the last moment.

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