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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-11-06
CONTENTS
[01] EUROPEAN COMMISSION - CYPRUS QUESTION
[02] BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY - GREEK FM - CYPRUS QUESTION
[01] EUROPEAN COMMISSION - CYPRUS QUESTION
The European Commission has urged the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and
Turkish Cypriot communities in Cyprus to step up their efforts to
relaunch negotiations on a comprehensive settlement under UN auspices.
In its Enlargement Strategy 2007 Report issued Tuesday along with the
Progress Reports for the EU candidate countries (Croatia, FYROM and
Turkey) and EU potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo), the Commission said it was implementing
the instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic
development of the Turkish Cypriot community, facilitating the future
re-unification of the island.
Enhanced use of the Green Line Regulation, which allows for the
movement of persons and goods throughout Cyprus, will serve the
interests of both communities, the Commission said, adding that the
regulation on direct trade with the northern part of Cyprus, proposed
by the Commission to further reduce the isolation of the Turkish
Cypriot community remains to be adopted by the Council.
[02] BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY - GREEK FM - CYPRUS QUESTION
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband reiterated on Tuesday that the
British policy on the Cyprus problem has not changed as a result of the
strategic partnership agreement signed between the United Kingdom and
Turkey.
He added that his country remains a strong supporter of the 8 July 2006
agreement and the engagement by all sides with the UN after the
presidential elections in Cyprus.
Speaking after an hour-long meeting with Greek Minister of Foreign
Affairs Dora Bakoyiannis, Miliband said partnership agreements have
been signed annually with Turkey since 2004.
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