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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-12-22
CONTENTS
[01] CYPRUS - SEYCHELLES - MEMORANDUM
[02] SPOKESMAN - INTENSIFIED TALKS
[01] CYPRUS - SEYCHELLES - MEMORANDUM
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus and the
Republic of Seychelles have signed a Memorandum of Political
Consultation, to further upgrade bilateral consultations on various
fields.
An official press release issued here today notes that the Memorandum,
signed last week, is expected to further intensify and enhance
bilateral cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of the two
countries, provide for regular consultations to discuss bilateral,
regional and international issues on a ministerial level as well as on
senior officials level.
The Memorandum was signed by Cyprus` High Commissioner to the
Seychelles Vasos Chamberlen and Ambassador Barry Faure, General
Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of the Seychelles.
[02] SPOKESMAN - INTENSIFIED TALKS
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has expressed the expectation
and hope that the Turkish Cypriot side will submit constructive
positions during intensified talks on the Cyprus problem in January
2010, to pave the way for a political settlement. In statements to
London Greek Radio (LGR), Stephanou said that negotiations themselves
cannot bring about a settlement by themselves, despite the fact that
they are needed to reach a solution.
He said the prerequisite to reach a settlement is to submit at the
negotiating table constructive positions which are based on the agreed
basis for a settlement, which is a bizonal bicommunal federation with
political equality as defined in relevant UN resolutions. The Spokesman
stressed that the goal is a state with a single sovereignty, a single
citizenship, one international personality, noting that without
constructive positions, there will be no solution.
Asked about the possible impact on the talks of the result of next
Aprils illegal elections in Cyprus northern Turkish occupied areas,
Stephanou said the elections concern Turkish Cypriots, adding however
that inevitably such procedures, either illegal or legal, affect at one
level or another. ``We have indicated to the other side that the
submission of constructive positions which will serve the agreed basis
of a settlement is a prerequisite, if the will and the desire for a
settlement really exists, he pointed out.
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