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0915:CYPPRESS:01[01] US Senators and Members of Congress - Clinton - CyprusLondon, Jul 1 (CNA) - US Senators and Members of Congress sent a letter to President Bill Clinton yesterday, asking him to give his utmost attention to and become fully involved in the upcoming crucial Cyprus settlement talks.The letter was signed by 81 of the 100 US Senators and 232 of the 435 members of Congress. CNA/RG/MA/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1139:CYPPRESS:02[02] UN - Denktash - UNFICYP - MeasuresNicosia, Jul 1 (CNA) - Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman of the UN Secretary-General, has expressed disappointment over the measures taken by Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, against the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).Replying to questions during a briefing at UN headquarters yesterday, he said "we are disappointed with the measures taken", adding that "UNFICYP is evaluating the impact of these measures". CNA/RG/IA/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1218:CYPPRESS:03[03] US and British officials - Cyprus peace processNicosia, Jul 1 (CNA) - US permanent representative to the UN Richard Holbrooke has said he is not very optimistic on the outcome of the UN- sponsored Cyprus peace talks resuming next week in Geneva, while the British envoy for Cyprus Sir David Hannay has expressed cautious optimism.According to Reuters, speaking at a breakfast with business executives at the annual Crans-Montana forum held in Switzerland, Holbrooke said "I certainly hope there is progress but I am not very optimistic". CNA/MA/RG/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1520:CYPPRESS:04[04] UNFICYP - Occupation regime measuresNicosia, Jul 1 (CNA) - The illegal regime in the areas of Cyprus occupied by Turkey since 1974 today opened some crossing points so that the UN Peace- Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) can get to two of its camps that were inaccessible after measures were imposed against the Force.Yesterday, the puppet regime in the occupied north started implementing measures against UNFICYP forcing its soldiers to enter these areas only through a single point in the capital Nicosia, to insure their vehicles with Turkish Cypriot insurance companies and pay the illegal regime for the water and electricity they use. CNA MA/RG/2000 ENDS CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY 1536:CYPPRESS:05[05] Weather and Temperatures for CyprusNicosia, Jul 01 (CNA) -- Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus, according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport are:Temperatures (degrees Celcius) --------------------------------------------------------------- Station Maximum Minimum Weather (At 1200 UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------- Nicosia 36 21 FINE Larnaca 33 21 FINE Limassol 32 20 FINE Paphos 29 17 FINE --------------------------------------------------------------- CNA/MA/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1540:CYPPRESS:06[06] Cyprus Foreign Minister – Occupation regime measuresNicosia, Jul 1 (CNA) – Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides today said the government is closely monitoring the measures introduced by the regime in the Turkish occupied areas of the Republic against the UN Peace- Keeping Force here (UNFICYP) and will soon give its positions on the issue to the UN in writing.Kasoulides told a press conference that he met earlier today with UNFICYP Chief of Mission Zbioniew Wlosovicz and it appears that the Force is handling the situation well. CNA/MA/RG/2000 ENDS CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |