Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-09-02

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[01] Spokesman: Turkish occupation regime showed its real face

[02] Cyprus to seek further improvements on the EU text on Turkey

[01] Spokesman: Turkish occupation regime showed its real face

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Spokesman: Turkish occupation regime showed its real face

Nicosia Sept 2 (CNA) -- Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides criticized today the occupying regime for imposing passport control to Greek Cypriot pilgrims crossing to the Turkish occupied north of the island to attend religious rites at Saint Mamas church in occupied Morphou.

''The occupying regime of Mehmet Ali Talat has shown once more its real face,'' the Spokesman noted during his regular press briefing, adding that ''it has been proved yet again that the occupation regime does not respect the commitments it assumes.''

Chrysostomides said that the occupying regime imposed checks to every individual crossing to the occupied areas to attend the religious rites at Saint Mamas, whereas no such procedure was followed for Turkish Cypriots who crossed to village of Kokkina last month which is occupied but is accessible only through the government controlled areas.

[02] Cyprus to seek further improvements on the EU text on Turkey

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Cyprus to seek further improvements on the EU text on Turkey

Nicosia, Sept 2 (CNA)Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides expressed here today hope that the EU British Presidency will record and evaluate the member-states' reactions to the draft EU counter-statement to Turkeys declaration on Cyprus and present a new draft to the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives on September 7.

Replying to a comment during his regular press briefing, Chrysostomides said that during the next COREPER meeting, ''Cyprus will try to further improve the content of the declaration.''

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