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Cyprus Mail: Press Review in English, 99-10-07

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From: The Cyprus Mail at <http://www.cynews.com/>


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Thursday, October 7, 1999

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/ Diplomacy and money share the spotlight

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YESTERDAY'S papers divided their attention between the Cyprus problem and the crisis in the Stock Exchange.

_Phileleftheros

_ reflected the general Cyprus problem uncertainty with a headline that read: "Talks in December perhaps."

Referring to the outcome of President Glafcos Clerides' visit to New York, Phileleftheros said that the date of US presidential emissary Alfred Moses' visit to the Nicosia Athens and Ankara had not been finalised.

The paper said progress on the Cyprus problem now depended on decisions made in Helsinki at the EU summit from December 10 to 11.

While Moses' visit had been planned to begin on October 7, the paper said that diplomatic information put the date back at least a week.

On the Stock Exchange, Phileleftheros said the institution's reliability was being sorely tested by its closure over the last four weeks and the fact that it might not reopen on Monday.

The paper said the Stock Exchange board's president Dinos Papadopoulos had said that there was a possibility the Finance Minister would be asked to keep the Market closed for an additional two weeks from Monday.

The paper also reported that hospitals were carrying out frantic checks to ensure a deadly Japanese virus had not been carried into Cyprus.

_Phileleftheros

_ said that a Limassol general hospital official had confirmed that examinations to spot the T.T.V. virus were ongoing and would be completed in approximately two months.

The paper said that the virus affected the liver and could be fatal. It can be transmitted through blood transfusions, sexual intercourse and sharing needles, Phileleftheros said.

_Alithia

_ said Clerides had made it clear that Cyprus would not enter talks with the Turkish Cypriot side if it meant a negative revision of G8, EU and UN decisions on the Cyprus problem.

Reporting on Clerides' Thursday night speech on the occasion of Independence Day yesterday, Alithia quoted Clerides as saying, "Unfortunately once again the Turkish side's position remained negative."

The paper also reported that it was uncertain wether the Stock Exchange would reopen on Monday, "although a decision on which brokerage offices would take part in dealings on Monday was expected by early afternoon Thursday, contradicting opinions during the marathon meting led to the postponement of a decision until Friday."

_Alithia

_ also reported that the CyBC buildings had been invaded by a plague of fleas.

The paper said that many employees had been suffering allergic reactions to bites from the insects believed to have been brought in by the many cats and dogs scattered around the station.

_Alithia

_ said CyBc management had asked the municipality to fumigate the area but that this had led to another problem.

The poison used by the municipality was not suitable for closed spaces making the atmosphere inside the offices unbearable.

_Alithia

_ said that CyBC1 radio had to stop transmission because it was impossible for them to breath in their offices, the worst affected. CyBC3 radio staff, meanwhile, continued work after putting on masks to protect them from the fumes.

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