SIDES TO START TAKE AND GIVE PROCESS ON THURSDAY

LEFKOSA - Cyprus talks, aiming to find a solution to Cyprus question till May 1 on the basis of Annan Plan, will continue on Monday.
Delegations from the Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides will meet for the 11th time on Monday within the scope of talks which had started on February 19.
Alvaro de Soto, who joined the talks on behalf of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, presented the sides a four-paragraph article including the views of Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides and wanted talks on this to be completed till Wednesday.
Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides are expected to complete the talks on the views revealed in negotiations, and take and give process is expected to start on March 11.
Greek Cypriot side rejected all the proposals presented by the Turkish Cypriot side in the past 10 talks.

(AY) 07.03.2004