Cyprus welcomes Kosovo deal

CYPRUS yesterday welcomed the end of the Kosovo conflict and the signing of the peace accord between Yugoslavia and Nato.

Speaking from Shanghai, Foreign Minister Yiannakis Cassoulides said “the agreement achieved should be hailed as a step in the right direction and a step towards peace.”

The Minister is accompanying President Glafcos Clerides on a state visit to China.

Cassoulides said Cyprus was in favour of a peace-keeping force in Kosovo under a UN aegis and the with the involvement of the G8 group, as the seven most industrialised countries in the world plus Russia had “played a role in finding a way out of the crisis.”

Cassoulides said Cyprus was also pleased that the UN Security Council would issue a resolution on the end of the conflict, a move he said would place the entire process under the aegis of the Council. He said that this action may in addition signal “some positive developments for Cyprus.”

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