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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 98-08-04
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
News Update
Tuesday, 04/08/98
CONTENTS
- [01] Demilitarisation is a major element in a Cyprus settlement
- [02] State Department: No comment on European Court's decision against
Turkey
- [03] New ambassadors for Peru and the Holy See
[01] Demilitarisation is a major element in a Cyprus settlement
"As long as the present deadlock continues, tension will persist and may
get worst", commented the Russian Foreign Ministry envoy Vladimir Tchizhof
after a meeting with President Glafcos Clerides, on Monday.
"Our particular concern is lack of progress on the Cyprus issue", he told
journalists and added: This lack of progress and the deadlock are not due
to the S-300 missiles issue.
Replying to another question, the Russian envoy said that his country's
proposals focus on demilitarisation, which is "a major element in an
eventual settlement of the Cyprus question".
[02] State Department: No comment on European Court's decision against
Turkey
"We are aware of the European Court's decision... I have no particular
comment that's new", Mr James Rubin told journalists in his daily
briefing.
He was replying to a question about the future of the peace process after
Turkish reactions to the decision under which Turkey has to pay compensations
to Titina Loizidou, a refugee from Kyrenia, in occupied Cyprus. The State
Department spokesman added that "it's up for Mr Denktash to explain his
refusal to restart talks on the Cyprus issue" and his comments on the
European Court's decision.
He reiterated once again that his government will "continue to work on the
Cyprus issue" and stressed the need to start a process that "addresses the
full range of issues in a Cyprus settlement".
[03] New ambassadors for Peru and the Holy See
The President of the Republic, Mr Glafcos Clerides, received the credentials
of two new ambassadors to Cyprus: Mr Luis Solari Tudela is the new
Ambassador of Peru and Archbishop Pietro Sambi the new Apostolic Nuncio of
the Holy See, based in Jerusalem.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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