Clerides to meet Blair tomorrow

PRESIDENT Glafcos Clerides arrived in London in the early hours of yesterday and is set for meetings tomorrow with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and special envoy Sir David Hannay.

In addition to issues relating to the next round of proximity talks in New York on May 23, Clerides is expected to discuss the status of the British bases in the event of the island’s accession to the EU.

The government said it is looking into aspects of the status of the two sovereign bases vis à vis Cyprus= EU entry.

Clerides arrived in London from New York where he attended the opening of the >Cesnola= permanent exhibition of Cypriote art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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