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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-05-23Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] CHRISTOFIAS TALAT MEETINGPresident of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat began a meeting on Friday morning in the presence of the UN Secretary Generals new Special Representative to Cyprus Tay-Brook Zerihoun, to review progress in talks between bicommunal teams of experts, dealing with all aspects of the Cyprus issue.The two community leaders will also look into the possibility of beginning direct talks next month, with a view to reach a negotiated settlement that will reunite Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion. The meeting is taking place at Zerihoun`s official residence in Nicosia. President Christofias is accompanied by Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou, while Talat is accompanied by his adviser Ozdil Nami. On his arrival, President Christofias wished good morning to media representatives in Greek, English and Turkish. [02] UN ENVOY FORMER AUSTRALIAN FMFormer Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer is likely to be the next top UN envoy of the Secretary General for Cyprus, according to reports from New York.However, the UN have neither confirmed nor denied press reports that the UN Secretary General will appoint Alexander Downer as his special representative for Cyprus. ``We have nothing to say for the time being,`` the spokesman of the UN Secretary General has told reporters. The Australian High Commission in Nicosia, invited to comment on the reports, has told CNA that there has been no official information about the reports. According to diplomatic sources his anticipated appointment, will coincide with the renewal by the UN Security Council of the mandate of the UN peace- [03] COUNCIL OF EUROPE CYPRUS SUPPORTPresident of the Council of Europe Lluis Maria de Puig and Secretary General of the Council Terry Davis have reaffirmed their support to efforts to solve the Cyprus problem. They also expressed hope that these efforts would soon produce results that would lead to the reunification of Cyprus and its people, which have been divided since Turkish troops invaded in 1974.Both de Puig and Davis had separate meetings on Thursday with President of the House of Representatives Marios Karoyan, on the sidelines of the European meeting of parliament presidents, taking place in Strasbourg. During the opening of the meeting, de Puig announced that the next meeting would be held in Cyprus in 2010. Karoyan also met Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mateo Sorinas and President of the Armenian National Assembly Tigran Torosyan. During the meetings, Karoyan spoke about current developments in the Cyprus problem and efforts by bicommunal teams of experts (six working groups and seven technical committees) to make progress towards the resumption of substantive negotiations, leading to a settlement. Sorinas expressed the readiness of the Council of Europe to help efforts to reach a solution, and thanked Karoyan for the invitation to organise the next meeting in Cyprus in 2010. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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