Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 16-10-14

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CONTENTS

[01] China supports efforts to establish missing persons' fate, says

its Ambassador in Nicosia

[02] President announces agreement and progress on issues discussed at

peace talks

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Turkey has never said it would not pay damages ordered by ECHR,

Jagland tells CNA

[01] China supports efforts to establish missing persons' fate, says its Ambassador in Nicosia

The Ambassador of the People`s Republic of China to Cyprus, Huang Xinguan, has expressed his country`s support to moves by the Cypriot government to solve the issue regarding efforts to establish the fate of missing persons, during a meeting he had with Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou.

According to an official press release, Photiou briefed the Chinese Ambassador on issues related to his competencies and elaborated on the serious problems and the challenges in efforts to solve the tragic problem of missing persons, noting the pain and the agony of their families for so many decades and asking for China`s contribution to this humanitarian issue.

He noted the role and the responsibilities of Turkey, in causing and not solving this tragedy, underlining that Ankara must cooperate seriously and honestly.

(CNA)

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[02] President announces agreement and progress on issues discussed at peace talks

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has stressed that an agreement and significant progress have been achieved on the issues discussed during today's meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Moustafa Akinci, in the context of the UN-led peace talks.

In statements to the press after the meeting, President Anastasiades said that they had a productive discussion during which they discussed the issues of effective participation in a federal Cyprus and the decision making process in various committees as well as quotas.

He said they discussed the issue of an EU Joint Committee and how decisions will be taken "so that the state will function effectively and will be able to take timely decisions with its participation in the EU.

(CNA)

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[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today`s stock exchange meeting as follows:

[04] Turkey has never said it would not pay damages ordered by ECHR, Jagland tells CNA

Turkey has never said it would not pay compensation which the European Court of Human Rights has ordered Ankara to pay in connection with applications filed by Greek Cypriots, Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe said on Friday, acknowledging at the same time that it is taking a lot of time for Ankara to meet its obligations.

In an interview with CNA during his official visit in Nicosia, Jagland also said that although not directly involved in settlement talks, the Council of Europe (CoE) may indirectly contribute towards improving contacts between the two communities in Cyprus.

He referred in particular to the European Convention on Human Rights, which according to the Secretary General, may act as a "Confidence Building Measure", when taking stock of its "unifying effect" in Europe.

(CNA)

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