If needed, some roads will become one-way, limiting traffic and allowing for their safe use by cyclists. Hadzimichael anticipated there will be some reaction from local authorities, although municipalities have allocated 10.000 pounds each for practical structures. He said two pancyprian population studies will take place to ascertain what Cypriots think about cycle networks and the environment. Speaking to the press, Kasoulides said the aim of Kranidiotis' visit is to prove that the Cyprus problem is always in the limelight. Presidential elections will be held in February 1998.
Rapprochement requires more deeds and less words.
Replying to other questions, Christofides stressed that according to the Cyprus Constitution, there are two communities on the island and not two states, as claimed by Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash. Invited to comment on Ankara and Denktash's threats that the Turkish Cypriot side would not participate in negotiations for a Cyprus settlement unless the pseudo state is recognised, the Spokesman said this was not a new policy of Denktash or Turkey. Both Ankara and Denktash have stepped up efforts to achieve recognition of the puppet regime unilaterally declared in the Turkish-occupied areas in 1983, nine years after the 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of 37 per cent of Cyprus territory. The regime is recognised only by Ankara. Christofides reminded that the international community and a number of UN resolutions on Cyprus stress that in Cyprus there is only one Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, and one government, which is the legal government of the Republic.