TALKS between Greek and Turkish Cypriots will resume next Thursday in Nicosia but if they fail, both sides will allow UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan to fill in the blanks in his settlement plan and send it to separate referenda.
Following is a statement from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on agreement by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to revive talks on unifying the island: “NEGOTIATIONS resumed on 10 February at United Nations Headquarters in New York between the two parties in Cyprus, in my presence.
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PHILELEFTHEROS “Government won’t give a cent for Pavarotti concert” The government will not give any money towards the organisation of the Pavarotti concert for July 9. Nicosia mayor Michalakis Zampelas had said the CTO would grant £100,000, but the CTO said no final decision had been made.
AFTER three days of bargaining, stalling, manoeuvring and posturing, President Tassos Papadopoulos and Rauf Denktash yesterday agreed to the procedure proposed by the UN Secretary-general that could lead to the solution of the Cyprus problem by April 21. It is the first real breakthrough in the peace process since negotiations between the two sides began some 40 years ago.
THE VETERINARY Services yesterday confirmed that electronic animal identification would be compulsory for animals brought in the country from July. Microchipping has been going on for some time on the island already, but local vets told the Cyprus Mail the method was used mainly for animals being sent to EU countries, where animal identification was a prerequisite for entry.
TORRENTIAL rain and heavy winds hit the island again yesterday morning, with experts warning weather conditions would worsen over the weekend. Weather Service director Kyriacos Theofilou said the region was being affected by low pressure and cold atmospheric masses that would cause temperatures today to drop to seven degrees inland and -2 in Troodos.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
