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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-10-10
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[01] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT - IRISH PRESIDENT TALKS
[01] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT - IRISH PRESIDENT TALKS
Irish President Mary McAleese has expressed strong support for the
resumption of a Cyprus process, after the July 8 agreement, and the
endeavor that will be made in the coming months to restart the
negotiations towards a fundamental settlement of the long-standing
political problem of the island.
Speaking after talks with her Cypriot counterpart Tassos Papadopoulos,
President McAleese said we have offered to the President any help that
we can give from our own historic experience in peace processes.
President Papadopoulos, responding to questions, noted that a number of
aspects of the Cyprus problem soon enough they are coming to be
discussed within the EU, also within the framework of EU Turkey
relations and expressed the hope that we will have the support and
understanding of Ireland as a member of the EU.
The European Union remains very interested in the Cyprus process. I
think that it is commonly agreed that the right umbrella which Cyprus
problem can be solved will be the United Nations but Europe can not be
indifferent, the President said, noting that negotiations have to be
well prepared and well considered.
The Cypriot President said that the two countries enjoy friendly
relations and cooperate in all the fora they participate and expressed
gratitude to Ireland for the immense help it has given to Cyprus over
the years with UNFICYP, in which 10.000 soldiers periodically have
served on the island as well as for assistance and advice given to many
other fields of cooperation.
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