Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-04-18

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CONTENTS

[01] UN SG welcomes result of voting in Cyprus' occupied north

[02] Britain continues to encourage Cypriot sides for solution

[03] President Papadopoulos hopes for resumption of UN talks

[04] Cyprus Speaker:hard for TC politician to divert from Ankara policy

[05] Papadopoulos: we want a solution leading to reunification

[01] UN SG welcomes result of voting in Cyprus' occupied north

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UN SG welcomes result of voting in Cyprus' occupied north

United Nations, Apr 18 (CNA) UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed the outcome of Sundays vote in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus.

He also congratulated the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Mehmet Ali Talat, saying he looks forward to working productively with him in the search for peace on the island.

A statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General says the Secretary-General notes the outcome of the elections in Northern Cyprus, held on 17 April.

The SG is glad that the leadership of the Turkish Cypriot community has been clarified and he welcomes the renewed evidence of commitment to a peaceful resolution of the Cyprus issue.

Annan congratulates Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat and, in the context of his mission of good offices, looks forward to working productively with him in the continuing search for peace on the island.

[02] Britain continues to encourage Cypriot sides for solution

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Britain continues to encourage Cypriot sides for solution

London, Apr 18 (CNA) Britain continues to encourage both sides in Cyprus to seek a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem, a Foreign Office spokesman has said, commenting on the result of Sunday's polling in Turkish-occupied Cyprus.

Republican Turkish Party leader Mehmet Ali Talat was declared the winner, replacing Rauf Denktash as leader of the Turkish Cypriot community.

We are aware of the result and we continue to encourage both sides to seek a comprehensive solution, the spokesman said.

[03] President Papadopoulos hopes for resumption of UN talks

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President Papadopoulos hopes for resumption of UN talks

By Athena Arsalidou

Prague, Apr 18 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said today he hoped that with the new leadership in the Turkish occupied north of the island, the circumstances will be created for a new round of talks that will lead to the reunification of the island.

He was speaking after a meeting with Pragues Mayor Pavel Bem in the Czech capital, where he is paying an official visit, heading a delegation.

I hope that with the new leadership in the north emerging from the Turkish Cypriot side, the circumstances will be created so that the UN prepare a new round of talks leading to true reunification, President Papadopoulos said.

[04] Cyprus Speaker:hard for TC politician to divert from Ankara policy

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Cyprus Speaker:hard for TC politician to divert from Ankara policy

Larnaca, Apr 18 (CNA) House President Demetris Christofias believes that it is hard for any leader of the Turkish Cypriot community to be totally detached from the positions and the influence of Ankara, given the circumstances that prevail in Turkish occupied Cyprus.

Speaking on his way to Athens to take part in a conference organised by the Economist, Christofias said the Greek Cypriot side must look at the positive side of Sundays poll in the occupied areas, the fact that there is a change in the Turkish Cypriot leadership.

Commenting on the result of the vote, he welcomed Mehmet Ali Talat's victory and said he had already congratulated him, expressing hope that Talat will follow a policy guided by visions of the Left.

[05] Papadopoulos: we want a solution leading to reunification

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Papadopoulos: we want a solution leading to reunification

by Athena Arsalidou

Prague, Apr 18 (CNA) --- The main aim of the Republic of Cyprus is the solution of the Cyprus problem that would lead to the real reunification of the island, in terms of geography, society, economy and institutions, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stressed here tonight at the state banquet hosted in his honor by President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus.

President Papadopoulos, in Prague on an official visit, also underlined that Turkey has to sign and put into force the Protocol Extending its Customs Union with all new European Union member states, including the Republic of Cyprus and noted that this would be a barometer for Turkey's political will to fulfill its obligations towards the EU.

''Turkey has very clear obligations towards the EU and the member states, which should be fulfilled in full. Signing and implementing this Protocol is a barometer for the political will of Turkey to fulfill its obligations towards the EU,'' he stressed.

In his toast at the banquet, the Czech President said he was convinced that ''the EU membership of the Republic of Cyprus on the one hand and the European ambitions of Turkey on the other hand may help the reunification of the island but our own experience tells us that the solution must always come from the inside that is from those who actually live with the problem to be solved.''

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