Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-01-11
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[01] LEADERS - INTENSIVE TALKS - BEGIN
[01] LEADERS - INTENSIVE TALKS - BEGIN
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
Talat began on 10:00 local time their first meeting of the intensive
round of talks, in the context of the ongoing UN-led negotiations for
the solution of the Cyprus problem.
The intensive round is being held at the official residence of UNFICYP
Chief of Mission in the UN Protected Area in two phases. The first
round of meetings will take place on 11th, 12th and 13th of January,
and the second on the 25th, 26th and 27th of January.
Speaking after the meeting between the two leaders held on January 4th,
the UN Secretary Generals Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer
said that during the intensive talks the focus will be very much on
governance and power-sharing, the economy, EU matters and the property
issue.
The intensive talks begin at the backdrop of the proposals submitted by
the Turkish Cypriot side, which have been described by the Greek
Cypriot side as ``unacceptable.``
``These proposals cannot form the basis for discussion, Government
Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said on Sunday, after a two-hour meeting
of parliamentary party leaders, chaired by President Demetris
Christofias.
The two leaders have been engaged in direct negotiations since
September 2008 with a view to solve the problem of Cyprus, divided
since the 1974 Turkish invasion.
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