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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 00-05-10
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Wednesday, 10 May 2000
CONTENTS
- [01] Cyprus will be included in the next EU enlargement, says Dini
- [02] Hannay: "There is a historic opportunity today to settle the Cyprus
question"
[01] Cyprus will be included in the next EU enlargement, says Dini
Italian Foreign Minister Mr. Lamberto Dini expressed yesterday his
conviction that Cyprus will become an EU member state by 2003.
Speaking after a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Mr. Ioannis
Kassoulides, Mr. Dini also stressed that the dynamics created by the
Helsinki European Council decision should be utilised by Turkey.
On his part, Mr. Kassoulides stressed the need for a Cyprus solution within
the framework set by the UN Security Council Resolutions. During their
meeting, the two Ministers discussed the Cyprus issue, Cyprus/ EU accession
course, greco-turkish relations and issues of mutual interest.
Earlier in the day Mr. Kassoulides briefed the members of the Italian
Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee on the latest developments in
the Cyprus/ EU accession course.
[02] Hannay: "There is a historic opportunity today to settle the Cyprus
question"
Britain/s Special Envoy for Cyprus Sir David Hannay has said that there is
a historic opportunity today to settle the Cyprus question and added that
all core issues should be addressed in the new effort to reach a Cyprus
settlement.
Mr. Hannay who was speaking to the press, after a meeting with Greek
Foreign Minister Mr. George Papandreou, expressed his belief that proximity
talks on Cyprus "should change gear and should move onto issues of
substance", adding that we should "really identify where there can be
common ground".
"I think we are all of us conscious of the fact that there is a historic
opportunity here, not just for Cyprus but more widely in this region", he
said. "And those of us who are friends of both Greece and Turkey want to do
what we can to help that process, without interfering in any way beyond
what is proper to do, so we have a delicate balance to achieve", he
concluded.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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