Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-09-04

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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-09-04

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

[01] US Envoy to visit Cyprus, Greece and Turkey in mid-October

[02] Cyprus sides with EU on nuclear disarmament

[03] New High Commissioner of Cyprus to Mozambique

[01] US Envoy to visit Cyprus, Greece and Turkey in mid-October

The US State Department's Special Coordinator for <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region>, Mr Thomas Weston, who is currently on a tour to European capitals in the context of efforts to resolve the <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> problem, has said that he will be visiting <st1:City><st1:place> Nicosia</st1:place></st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place> Athens</st1:place></st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place> Ankara</st1:place></st1:City> in mid-October.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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Speaking to reporters at the US Embassy to <st1:City><st1:place> Brussels</st1:place></st1:City> yesterday, the US Envoy noted that his country did not see how it would be possible for <st1:country-region><st1:place> Turkey</st1:place></st1:country- region> to begin accession negotiations with the EU unless there was a solution to the <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> problem. He added that there was still time to reach a settlement on the basis of the Annan plan before <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region>' accession to the <st1:place> Union</st1:place> on <st1:date Year="2004" Day="1" Month="5"> 1 May 2004</st1:date>.<o:p></o:p>

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Mr Weston further noted that the <st1:country-region><st1:place> US</st1:place></st1:country- region> position on <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> had not changed since the Hague impasse in terms of its active involvement in the efforts for a settlement and its support of the UN Secretary-General's peace efforts.<o:p></o:p>

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As regards confidence-building measures, he stressed that in no case would such measures substitute a comprehensive settlement.<o:p></o:p>

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On the recent signing of the so-called �framework agreement for a customs union� between Turkey and the illegal occupation regime, Mr Weston said that it was an issue which concerned the EU and Turkey, adding at the same time that the situation raised serious reservations for the US.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p> <st1:City><st1:place> Brussels</st1:place></st1:City> was the second stop in the <st1:country-region><st1:place> US</st1:place></st1:country- region> diplomat's new European tour which began in <st1:City><st1:place> London</st1:place></st1:City> on Tuesday. Mr Weston told reporters that during his meetings with EU officials views were exchanged regarding developments on the <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> problem since May, when he had last visited <st1:place> Europe</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>

After <st1:City><st1:place> Brussels</st1:place></st1:City>, Mr Weston will travel to <st1:State><st1:place> Berlin</st1:place></st1:State>, <st1:City><st1:place> Paris</st1:place></st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place> Rome</st1:place></st1:City>, before returning to the <st1:country- region><st1:place> US</st1:place></st1:country- region>.

[02] Cyprus sides with EU on nuclear disarmament

The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType> Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName> Cyprus</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> unreservedly agrees with the common position of the EU member states on nuclear disarmament, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Sotos Zackheos, said yesterday, speaking at the Third Conference on the rapid implementation of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty held in <st1:City><st1:place> Vienna</st1:place></st1:City>. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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Mr Zackheos added that <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> gave great significance to the rapid implementation of the Treaty, which it considered a very important element for nuclear disarmament and the promotion of peace and stability.<o:p></o:p>

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�The ratification of the Treaty by the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType> Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName> Cyprus</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> on <st1:date Year="2003" Day="18" Month="7"> 18 July 2003</st1:date> proves our commitment for its implementation and for the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction�, he further said.<o:p></o:p>

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Mr Zackheos called on the states that had not yet ratified the Treaty to do so as soon as possible so that it could come into effect and urged all countries to abide by the nuclear test moratorium and refrain from actions that were contrary to the notion of the Treaty. <o:p></o:p>

The Third Conference on the rapid implementation of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was convened by the UN Secretary-General and is being hosted by the Austrian government. The Treaty was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1996.

[03] New High Commissioner of Cyprus to Mozambique

Mr Costas Leontiou presented his credentials yesterday to the President of Mozambique, Mr Johaquim Chissano, as the new High Commissioner of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType> Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName> Cyprus</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> to that country, based in <st1:City><st1:place> Pretoria</st1:place></st1:City>.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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The formal ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in <st1:City><st1:place> Maputo</st1:place></st1:City>, the capital of <st1:country-region><st1:place> Mozambique</st1:place></st1:country- region>. President Chissano received Ambassador Leontiou in the presence of the Foreign Minister of the country, Mr Leonardo Simao. The three men discussed the latest developments on the <st1:country-region><st1:place> Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country- region> problem and other issues of mutual interest.

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

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