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PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS - MEMORIAL - STATEMENTS
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Monday that the positions of the two sides in Cyprus regarding the new state to emerge from a solution of the Cyprus problem were poles apart, noting that the Greek Cypriot side did not accept the Turkish position for a new partnership state.
Speaking after a memorial service for those killed during the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island, President Christofias said it was imperative ``to keep the memory alive and at the same time to intensify our efforts in order to terminate the fait accompli of the invasion and occupation, which unfortunately, over time, multiply and worsen.``
President Christofias said the aim was ``to reach a solution the soonest possible, which will produce a functional state, restore the human rights and freedoms of the whole of the people of Cyprus, without foreigners having intervention rights in our home affairs.``
Commenting on remarks by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat regarding the formation of a new partnership state, President Christofias said ``this is the position of the Turkish side, which we know and of course do not accept.``
``We have presented our positions, which dismiss these positions of Mr. Talat and Ankara,`` he said, noting that ``we have ascertained that on these issues our views are poles apart.``