Cyprus firmly sticks to the one-China policy and denounces the
secessionist activities of the Taiwan authorities, Cypriot
President Tassos Papadopoulos reaffirmed in Nicosia on Monday.
Papadopoulos made the remarks when he received Chinese
ambassador to Cyprus Zhao Yali.
Cyprus particularly opposes the attempt to conduct a referendum
in Taiwan to promote its "accession to the United Nations," the
president added.
During the meeting, Papadopoulos also informed Zhao of the
latest developments on the Cyprus question.
The Chinese ambassador expressed China's continuous support for
a settlement to the Cyprus question on the basis of relevant UN
resolutions and for the immediate implementation of the July 8
Agreement reached last year between Papadopoulos and Turkish
Cypriot leader Meet Ali Talat during a meeting in Nicosia in the
presence of senior UN official Ibrahim Gambari.
(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2007)
