24/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The EU Council welcomed, on Monday, resumption of negotiations in Cyprus on reunification of the island. He recalled his "clear preference for accession by a united Cyprus" when it joins the EU on 1 May. The Council gave is full support to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who is supervising talks via his representative on the spot, Alvaro de Soto. The Council welcomes the supporting role played by the Commission in these...