Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-04-26

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

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[01] NATIONAL COUNCIL - MEETING

[01] NATIONAL COUNCIL - MEETING

During their three-day meeting, which began on Monday morning, the members of the National Council will hold a broad discussion on the latest developments of the Cyprus problem and the prospects for a settlement.

The new National Council meeting comes in the wake of the ``election`` of Dervis Eroglu as the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community.

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou, in statements one day after the ``presidential elections`` in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, spoke of a ``bad development.``

``Taking into consideration Eroglus declared positions against a federation and for the establishment of two independent states in Cyprus, this could cause very serious problems to the Cyprus negotiations,`` Stephanou added.

President Christofias and former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat began on September 2008 UN-led talks for a mutually agreed settlement to the problem of Cyprus, divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. The process was interrupted on March 30 ahead of the so-called ``elections.``

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