Speaking to the press on his return from his weekly meeting of talks on the Cyprus problem with Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, President Christofias announced that the annual military exercise Nikiforos was being cancelled. Later in the day, Reuters said that Talat's spokesman had also announced the holding of the Tauros military exercise in the north.
Christofias recalled that he had asked the UN Secretary-General at their last meeting in New York last month to help get these exercises cancelled.
As regards the talks, Christofias said discussions were continuing. but he was not in a position to announce anything. He said the discussion was could and would continue. Messers Iacovou and Nami would be taking up the various issues in conjunction with respective experts and the talks would then continue next Wednesday. He refused to be drawn into saying whether he was pleased or not.
"When there is progress, we will say so”, he said.
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