Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 16-10-26

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CONTENTS

[01] President Anastasiades: We are truly at a critical juncture for

the Cyprus problem

[02] Spokesman says there is an increased interest for Turkey's role in

the Eastern Mediterranean

[03] Juncker and Tusk before the EP to discuss EC's results

[01] President Anastasiades: We are truly at a critical juncture for the Cyprus problem

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has talked about a true critical juncture for the Cyprus problem, saying that it looks like many decisive convergences have been achieved that allow us to say that we can, under conditions, to hope for an overall proposal for a settlement in the next few months.

In remarks at the opening of an exhibition of occupied Kythrea antiquities and treasures, the President also said he is not certain if developments will proceed the way everyone hopes. And this, he said, does not depend on our commitment but on the determination and the implementation of a rhetoric that wants Turkey to pursue a solution.

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[02] Spokesman says there is an increased interest for Turkey's role in the Eastern Mediterranean

There is an increased interest for Turkey and its role in the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly because of the ongoing negotiations for a Cyprus settlement and the developments in the region, Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said.

The Spokesman delivered a speech on Tuesday evening during a presentation of a book by Zenonas Tziarras and Nikos Moudouros titled ``Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean: Ideological Aspects of Foreign Policy``.

Christodoulides referred to Turkey`s efforts to strengthen its influence at regional and international level and the instability in the country as well as the concerns developed in Cyprus, Brussels and Washington to this end.

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[03] Juncker and Tusk before the EP to discuss EC's results

The members of the European Parliament will assess today the results of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October in a three-hour debate with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Council President Donald Tusk.

Issues to be raised will include the fate of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), negotiations for free trade deals with other countries, EU-Russia relations, upgrading EU trade defence instruments, Mediterranean migration trends and protecting the EU's external borders.

The Parliament is also to adopt its position on next year's EU budget, ahead of negotiations with the Council, in a vote today.

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