Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-04-25

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CONTENTS

[01] Referendum - G/C - Results - George Perdikis

[02] Solana regrets G/C's choice to say ''no'' to Annan plan

[03] CoE SG disappointed over Cyprus referendum results

[04] Europarliament President regrets outcome of G/C referendum

[05] Cypriot Minister expects new initiatives for solution ''very soon''

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced Monday (1)

[08] Mechtild Rothe: A huge chance has not been seized

[09] Statement by the President of the Republic FULL TEXT

[10] Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced tomorrow (2)

[01] Referendum - G/C - Results - George Perdikis

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Referendum - G/C - Results - George Perdikis

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) -- The day after the referenda must find both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots united, looking for a solution to the Cyprus problem, General Secretary of Ecologists and Environmentalists Movement George Perdikis said here tonight.

[02] Solana regrets G/C's choice to say ''no'' to Annan plan

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Solana regrets G/C's choice to say ''no'' to Annan plan

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) -- European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana said he deeply regretted that Greek Cypriots ''have missed the opportunity to solve the problem that has been with them for too many years''.

[03] CoE SG disappointed over Cyprus referendum results

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CoE SG disappointed over Cyprus referendum results

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) -- Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer has expressed regret that ''the United Nations plan to reunite Cyprus did not receive the necessary support from voters in the south of the island.''

''After 30 years of division, the dream of a reunited Cyprus before May 1 is not going to come true. This is indeed a big disappointment,'' Schwimmer said, according to a CoE press release issued after the results of simultaneous referenda in the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on the UN plan.

[04] Europarliament President regrets outcome of G/C referendum

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Europarliament President regrets outcome of G/C referendum

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Apr 25 (CNA) - European Parliament President Pat Cox deeply regrets the outcome of the referendum among the Greek Cypriot community in Cyprus, rejecting the Annan Plan for a Cyprus settlement.

In a statement on the outcome of Saturday's referenda in the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, Cox notes that ''the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May offers a dramatic change of context, and it is regrettable that the referendum did not produce a change of heart, despite the fact that the problem is not what it was thirty years ago.''

[05] Cypriot Minister expects new initiatives for solution ''very soon''

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Cypriot Minister expects new initiatives for solution ''very soon''

Larnaca, Apr 25 (CNA) - Cypriot Minster of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou expressed today the view that there would be new initiatives for a solution of the Cyprus problem ''very soon''.

He added that the government is ready to face any challenges that would come up, after yesterday's rejection by the Greek Cypriot community of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                 24            10           FAIR
Larnaca                 22            11           FINE
Limassol                23            13           FINE
Paphos                  21            11           FAIR

[07] Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced Monday (1)

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Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced Monday(1)

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that the government would announce tomorrow at the European Union General Affairs Council measures to enable Turkish Cypriots to enjoy the benefits of Cyprus accession to the EU.

Speaking to the foreign press one day after the rejection by the Greek Cypriot side of a UN plan for a comprehensive settlement, President Papadopoulos stressed that a set of measures which the European Commission intended to announce tomorrow should be given to the Turkish Cypriots only.

The Cypriot President said although he did not believe there would be a new round of talks in the next weeks as people need time to reflect and analyze what went wrong, there will be a new initiative noting we all want talks under UN auspices.

He said he wanted to start negotiations on a limited number of issues which do not necessarily take away the rights of Turkish Cypriots, noting the Annan Plan would not fade or disappear.

[08] Mechtild Rothe: A huge chance has not been seized

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Mechtild Rothe: A huge chance has not been seized

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Apr 25 (CNA) -- Member of the European Parliament and President of the EU-Cyprus Delegation of the Parliament Mechtild Rothe has said that a huge historic chance for a political settlement in Cyprus had not been seized and expressed disappointment at the rejetion by the Greek Cypriots of a UN plan for a solution.

[09] Statement by the President of the Republic FULL TEXT

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Statement by the President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) -- The rejection of the Annan Plan was no victory for anyone, said here Sunday Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, stressing that the future of the country belonged to all irrespective of the way they had voted in yesterdays referenda in which the Greek Cypriot side rejected a UN plan for a political settlement.

He said any difference of opinion prior to the referendum should be followed by unity in order to secure a better tomorrow in a reunited country and added that Greek and Turkish Cypriots deserved a better future.

President Papadopoulos stressed that any interventions aimed at influencing the outcome of the referendum did not originate from within Cyprus, but from abroad through statements calculated at instigating sentiments of fear, insecurity and uncertainty among the voters.

[10] Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced tomorrow (2)

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Cyprus President says measures for T/C to be announced tomorrow (2)

Nicosia, Apr 25 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said today the government would announce tomorrow at the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg measures to enable Turkish Cypriots to enjoy the benefit of Cyprus accession to the EU.

Speaking during a press conference to the foreign press one day after the rejection of the Annan Plan by the Greek Cypriot side, President Papadopoulos said that a set of measures which the European Commission also intended to announce should be given to the Turkish Cypriots only and added that there should not be any question of recognition of the illegal regime in the occupied north of Cyprus.

The Cypriot President said although he did not believe there would be a new round of talks in the next weeks as people need time to reflect and analyze what went wrong, there will be a new initiative noting that we all want talks under UN auspices.

He said he wanted to start negotiations on a limited number of issues which did not necessarily take away the rights of Turkish Cypriots and said that the Annan Plan would not fade away or disappear.

The Cypriot President said he intended to work very, very hard to explain the Cypriot no to other countries, noting it was neither arbitrary or unjustified. He said he would send special emissaries to many capitals to explain the positions of Cyprus.

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