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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-03-10
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[01] NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING
[01] NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING
The National Council, the top advisory body to the President on the
handling of the Cyprus issue, will convene on Tuesday, to hear the
views of its members on the course of the ongoing negotiations aiming
at a solution of the Cyprus problem.
During its last meeting on 27 February, President of the Republic
Demetris Christofias briefed in detail the Council members on the
direct talks he is engaged in with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
Talat.
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou had told reporters after the
last Council meeting that President Christofias had briefed in depth
the members of the National Council on the course of the negotiations
on the chapter of governance, and he submitted a document with his
positions. He informed them about the course of the negotiations on the
chapter of properties, as well.
Stephanou had also said the members of the National Council will give
their positions on the document during todays meeting.
The National Council comprises the leaders of parliamentary parties.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied
its northern third. Christofias and Talat have been engaged in talks,
under UN auspices, since last September with a view to finding a
mutually agreed settlement that will reunite the country.
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