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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-02-12
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
[01]Wednesday, 12 February 2003 Annan visit to Cyprus is possible, says
Foreign Minister
[02] Cyprus' income from EU more than its contribution to community
budget
[01] Annan visit to Cyprus is possible, says Foreign Minister
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, stated that the UN Secretary-
General, Mr. Kofi Annan, might be visiting Cyprus on 26 February, since it
was already scheduled for him to travel to Greece and Turkey at the end of
February. He noted, however, that the Foreign Ministry had no official
report by the United Nations on that matter as yet. Speaking on his
departure for France yesterday, at Larnaca airport, Mr. Kasoulides said
that it was very likely that a new revised UN plan would be put forward,
adding that he did not expect the UN to stir the equilibrium or the
philosophy of the document. "I hope that they know clearly what our
positions are, and I also hope that they will not do anything that would
appear as appeasing only Mr. Denktash", he added.
Asked to comment on a possible Greco-Turkish agreement on the issue of
security, the Foreign Minister said that the special committee would decide,
on Friday, whether or not to begin holding meetings between Greece and
Turkey as of 17 February. "The Greek side must be ready to deal with
seriousness the possibility of being faced with dilemmas, which we should
handle in a responsible way, as we did in Copenhagen; and that, in order
for the Greek side to avoid facing any consequences", he pointed out.
Mr. Kasoulides expressed the view that it was unlikely for the Cyprus
problem to be solved by 28 February, but he noted that the upcoming
developments would be very significant for the efforts to reach a
settlement. He specifically referred to possible catalytic effects on these
efforts once the leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development, Mr.
Tayyip Erdogan, assumed the premiership and managed to set the administration
under his control, especially after the end of the Iraqi crisis. The
Foreign Minister told reporters that he was flying to France to participate
in a campaign organised by the French Prime Minister, with the participation
of French Ministers and Ministers of the countries acceding to the EU,
aimed at informing the French public opinion on EU enlargement and the
ongoing debate on the Future of Europe.
[02] Cyprus' income from EU more than its contribution to community
budget
The European Union has set Cyprus' contribution to the EU budget, as well
as the subsidies that Cyprus will be receiving from various community funds
and programmes. Based on what had been agreed during the accession
negotiations and ratified by the Copenhagen European Council of last
December 2002, the total income for Cyprus for the period 2004-2006 will
surpass its total contributions to the community budget by 91 million
euros. During the aforementioned period, Cyprus is due to receive 115.03
million euros for agriculture, 100.83 million euros for structural actions,
and 47.65 million euros from other programmes and actions.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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