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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 03-02-13

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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>

  • [01]Thursday, 13 February 2003 UN Chief considering trip to Cyprus region by end of February
  • [02] President Clerides to attend EU meeting on Iraq

    [01] UN Chief considering trip to Cyprus region by end of February

    The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, is considering a trip to Cyprus and the region during the last week of February, the Spokesman for Mr. Annan, Mr. Fred Eckhard, noted yesterday during the daily press briefing at UN Headquarters. The last week of February, the UN Spokesman said, was the period in which "an agreement on Cyprus must be reached, if the opportunity that now exists is to be seized". He also said that the Secretary-General "strongly hopes that negotiations underway will be successful and is prepared to continue playing a personal role to this end", adding that "the precise itinerary of his [Mr. Annan] travel will reflect a judgment made closer to the time regarding the possibility of his playing a personal role in bringing efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement to a decisive conclusion." Mr. Eckhard mentioned that Greece and Turkey had been approached on the possible visit by the Secretary-General. He also mentioned that the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, Mr. Alvaro de Soto, was in New York and that he was expected to meet with Mr. Annan yesterday afternoon and today in order to brief him on the latest developments regarding the peace talks. Invited to say whether the elections on the island were playing a role in the Secretary-General's consideration about travelling to Nicosia, Mr. Eckhard replied, "I don't want to comment on the election issue."

    [02] President Clerides to attend EU meeting on Iraq

    The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Glafcos Clerides, will attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels next Tuesday, responding to an invitation by the Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Costas Simitis, whose country currently holds the rotating EU Presidency. The meeting, which will be attended by the Heads of State of the 15 EU Member States and 10 acceding countries, aims at looking into the possibility of forging a common EU stance on the issue of Iraq, in the context of the UN Security Council resolution 1441 and the common position decided by the EU on 27 January. President Clerides will depart for Brussels on Monday, 17 February, and will return on Tuesday evening. Moreover, the Government Spokesman, Mr. Michalis Papapetrou, noted during yesterday's press briefing that "the Government's position is that Iraq is called on to fully comply with all the provisions of the Security Council resolution 1441, and in this direction Cyprus calls for full compliance and for Iraq to provide the inspectors with all the facilities and necessary information provided for in that resolution." The Government Spokesman added that Cyprus would express its position on Iraq in Brussels, and "of course it will harmonise its stance with the common stance expected to be adopted, if adopted, by the European Union."

    From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/


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