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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-11-07
CONTENTS
[01] SPOKESMAN - TURKEY - EU REPORT
[02] FOREIGN MINISTER - LEBANON
[01] SPOKESMAN - TURKEY - EU REPORT
Ôhe government has described the European Commission`s progress report
on Turkey as significant, since it recognises that a UN-brokered
agreement in July last year, between the islands two communities, will
prepare the ground for negotiations aiming at a comprehensive
settlement of the Cyprus problem.
Replying to questions after a Council of Ministers meeting, Government
Spokesman Vasilis Palmas said the fact that the Commission expresses
anticipation regarding Turkey`s support towards the resumption of
talks, on the basis of the July 8 agreement, leads to the conclusion
that this clear obligation of Turkey still remains a requirement.
He added that ``it is once again confirmed that the July agreement is
the only agreement before us to help create conditions for progress in
the Cyprus problem`` and that the EU, along with the UN, shares this
opinion. Palmas said it was important that the report criticises the
Turkish military role in the country`s politics and in issues such as
the Cyprus problem. He noted that the government would be studying the
report and would send its opinion to the EU.
[02] FOREIGN MINISTER - LEBANON
Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Markoullis will pay a
one-day working visit to Lebanon on Thursday, during which she will
discuss, inter alia, the Cyprus problem and the latest developments in
the Middle East. During her stay, Markoullis will be received by Prime
Minister Fuad Siniora and President of the Parliament Nabih Berri. She
will also meet her Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh and other
politicians.
Among the issues to be discussed are the latest developments in Lebanon
and the Middle East, the Cyprus problem and the promotion of bilateral
relations.
The visit to Lebanon is Markoullis` first stop in her tour of the
Middle East. She is scheduled to visit Egypt on November 10 and Syria
on November 11.
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