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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 01-12-12

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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>

Wednesday, 12 December 2001


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  • [01] Kasoulides: non-lasting solution is a worst option than the absence of a solution


[01] Kasoulides: non-lasting solution is a worst option than the absence of a solution

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Ioannis Kasoulides departed for Brussels yesterday to attend the European Union's Intergovernmental Conference.

Speaking before leaving for Brussels, Mr Kasoulides explained that the Intergovernmental Conference takes place every six months at the end of each presidency, to formally close the chapters that have been completed. In the case of Cyprus' EU accession negotiations, two important chapters will be formally closed: the chapter on environment and the chapter on justice and home affairs, which includes issues such as the combating of organised crime and money laundering, he said.

He stressed that closing the important chapter on justice and home affairs is an additional response to all those who accuse Cyprus of not clamping down on organised crime and money laundering.

Invited to comment on the forthcoming talks between President Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in mid January, Mr Kasoulides said: "I would not be surprised if the rhetoric coming out of Turkey changes. I think we should all wait until the start of the direct negotiations to see at the negotiating table if there is real political will to find a mutually accepted solution, a solution that can be workable so that it can be lasting. For the European Union, the scenario of a solution, which will collapse because it will not be based on principles, once Cyprus is an EU member, is a worse scenario than the accession of Cyprus without a solution".


From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/


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