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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 00-11-01
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Wednesday, 1 November 2000
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- [01] President says time is working against both sides in Cyprus
[01] President says time is working against both sides in Cyprus
Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides left the island yesterday for Geneva,
where he will take part in the fifth round of UN-led proximity talks on the
Cyprus problem, aimed at preparing the ground for substantive negotiations
leading to a comprehensive settlement.
Speaking on his departure, President Clerides said that the UN Secretary-
General's Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, would be presenting
various documents which would take into account the reactions so far and
added that this was an ongoing situation.
Replying to a question the President said time was working against both
sides and that the de facto situation on the island benefited neither the
Greek nor the Turkish Cypriots.
To another question he said that the question of a "Camp David" on Cyprus
does not arise for the moment because the two sides are still too far
apart.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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