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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 99-07-26
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Monday, 26 July 1999
[01] Cyprus question, a serious international problem, says Hannay
[02] Imports and exports decrease in January - March 1999
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Britain's Special Envoy for Cyprus, Sir David Hannay has rejected claims by
Turkish Premier Bulent Ecevit that the Cyprus problem has been solved
through the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Sir David, who was speaking
during a luncheon meeting on Monday organised by the Coordinating Committee
for Turkish Cypriots in London noted that if this is the case ówhy do you
have to have more troops in Cyprus facing each other along an armed
confrontation line? óIf it is solvedò he added, ówhy does the Turkish state
have to subsidise Northern Cyprus to the tune of several hundred millions
every year in an area which should be a zone of prosperity and developments?
why have we had so many meetings and negotiations held since then?ò,he
asked.
The British diplomat also referred to the recent initiative undertaken by
the Group of Eight on Cyprus, ócalling on the parties to the conflict to
get round the negotiations table without preconditions.ò
Total imports and exports marked a decrease in the first three months of
1999. According to a report, released by the Department of Statistics and
Research ,total imports decreased by 9,1 per cent to L423.3 mn as compared
with L465.8 mn in January - March of the corresponding period in the
previous year.
Total exports decreased by 27,1 per cent reaching L112.8 mn as compared
with L154.8 mn in the same period of the previous year.
As a result of the above developments, the trade deficit accounted for
L310.4 mn compared to L311.0 mn of the same period last year.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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