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Divided They Stand Prominent Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders urged voters to reject a meticulously crafted United Nations plan meant to end the 30-year division of the island. The plan is to be put to a vote on April 24. Rejection by either side would likely be final, said U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "It is a choice between this or no settlement at all," he said in Switzerland after presenting his latest draft. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos claimed in a TV address that the plan violates E.U. principles by preventing thousands of Greek Cypriots from returning...
...court Cantat was a "murderer" and that she did not believe his expressions of regret. The judges will hear a final statement from Cantat this week. Special Report: Till Death Do Us Part Delicate Moment CYPRUS Last-ditch talks aimed at reunifying the divided island before the Greek Cypriot south accedes to the E.U. on May 1 are set to go ahead in Switzerland this week despite Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's announcement that he will not participate. Denktash, who is opposed to the U.N. plan on which the discussions are based, said he did not believe that agreement...
...best to reach a viable and workable solution of the problem so long as it is compatible with E.U. standards. Cyprus will be a full member of the E.U., and any solution has to be in accordance with those standards. WHAT CAN GREECE DO TO CONVINCE GREEK CYPRIOTS TO BACK KOFI ANNAN'S PLAN? Each side has the responsibility to do his part ... [but ] the burden falls more on the Turkish Cypriot side. The Greek Cypriot government has made it clear that it has accepted the Annan plan as a basis of negotiations. GREECE AND TURKEY HAVE TO JOIN...
...believe it is a very good evening for Cyprus." KOFI ANNAN, U.N. Secretary-General, greeting television viewers in Cyprus, before announcing an agreement between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to work toward the reunification of their country...
...times a policeman's pay - expecting further growth this year. While the U.N. advocates deploying coalition troops to smash drug labs thriving in the north, Karzai is pleading for $300 million in international aid to slash cultivation by 70% before 2008. One Step Closer CYPRUS Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders meeting at U.N. headquarters agreed to begin formal talks in Nicosia this week to resolve the 30-year dispute that has divided the island. They hope to complete the talks by the end of March. Referenda will then be held based on the deal that emerges. If the outcomes...