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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-11-11Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
2200:CYPPRESS:01[01] Cyprus President meets Greek Foreign Ministerby Maria Myles New York, Nov 11 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides and Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou had a brief meeting here today at UN headquarters and exchanged views on their contacts here, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, which the Cypriot President addressed today.Tomorrow President Clerides is due to see Iranian President Khadami, have lunch with UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and meet British envoy for Cyprus Lord David Hannay. On Wednesday he is due to visit "ground zero" in New York to see the devastation of the 11th September terrorist attacks. Today, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides represented the president at a reception hosted by the Committee for the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinians in honour of Yaser Arafat. CNA MM/GP/2001ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY2220:CYPPRESS:02[02] Clerides: No Cyprus solution outside UN chief's good offices missionby Maria Myles New York, Nov 11 (CNA) -- There can be no Cyprus settlement outside the good offices of the UN Secretary General, President Glafcos Clerides stressed here today, noting that Kofi Annan could not set a time limit to the effort to bring back Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to the negotiating table.Speaking at a press conference here today after addressing the UN General Assembly, the Cypriot President said Denktash's proposal for a face-to-face meeting with him aimed at bypassing Annan's good offices, adding that many involved in the Cyprus question are considering "an issue" with regard to efforts to resume the dialogue but would not elaborate on the matter. Clerides said he backs the creation of a new partnership of two communities in Cyprus but does not agree with a partnership of "two sovereign states," and explained that a statement by Annan in September last year was misinterpreted by the Turkish side and did not in any way imply the beginning of a process of recognition of the regime Ankara maintains in the areas of Cyprus occupied by Turkish troops since 1974. On terrorism, he said the UN must look at measures to combat terrorism, adding that terrorism cannot be divided between religions or ethnic groups. On the situation in the Middle East, Clerides said negotiations is the only way to move towards a solution, backed the creation of a Palestinian state and noted that Cyprus would happily host peace talks on this issue, as it has done in the past to help in this manner.| CNA MM/GP/2001ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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