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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-10-14
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
[01]Tuesday, 14 October 2003 Ankara holds the key to a Cyprus settlement,
says House President
[02] Annual seminar of Greek and Cyprus press officers takes place in
Nicosia
[01] Ankara holds the key to a Cyprus settlement, says House President
The President of the House of Representatives, Mr Demetris Christofias, has
noted that Turkey was holding the key to a solution of the Cyprus problem
and called on international mediators to exert pressure on Ankara to change
its intransigent policy on Cyprus. Speaking last Sunday at an event
organised by overseas Cypriots' organisations in Birmingham, Mr Christofias
said he did not expect a solution by 1 May 2004, the date of Cyprus'
official accession to the EU, due to Turkey's unaltered stance on
Cyprus. Referring to the forthcoming "elections" in the occupied areas of
the island, the House President expressed hope for a win of the opposition
parties and noted, "If these powers were to win, the preconditions would be
created for us to be able to talk more rationally and humanely together".
At the same time, Mr Christofias warned foreign mediators not to expect any
major changes even if the opposition forces were to win, since all
decisions on the Cyprus problem were taken in Ankara.
[02] Annual seminar of Greek and Cyprus press officers takes place in
Nicosia
The annual informative seminar of the Heads of the Greek and Cyprus Press
Offices began yesterday in Nicosia. Addressing the seminar were, inter alia,
the Minister of Interior Mr Andreas Christou, Greece's Minister of Press
and Government Spokesman Mr Christos Protopapas, Cyprus' Government
Spokesman Mr Kypros Chrysostomides, and the Director of the Press and
Information Office Mr Yiannakis Solomou. In his opening address, the
Interior Minister noted that the seminar, which was taking place in the
framework of the Protocol of Cooperation between the Greek Ministry of
Press and the Cyprus Interior Ministry signed in 1996, was yet another sign
of the excellent collaboration between the two countries in all fields.
The Greek Minister of Press, Mr Protopapas, said that the seminar was a
good opportunity for Greek Press Officers to be briefed on all aspects of
the Cyprus problem and the policy followed jointly by the Cyprus and Greek
governments.
He further said that the seminar would also focus on the EU Intergovernmental
Conference and the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. On his part, Cyprus'
Government Spokesman, Mr Chrysostomides, underlined the significance of the
seminar in exchanging knowledge and views and because it offered the
opportunity to outline the goals, strategy and pursuits of the Greek and
Cyprus governments as regards the international public opinion and the
public opinion at the EU level. The Director of the Press and Information
Office, Mr Solomou, made reference to the excellent cooperation and
coordination between the Greek and Cyprus Press Offices, and noted the
assistance offered by the Greek Press Officers to their Cyprus colleagues
especially as regards the Cyprus problem. He further noted that the role
and tasks of the Cyprus Press Officer would soon change dramatically due to
Cyprus' accession to the European Union. The seminar closes its sessions
today.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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