Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-01-07

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Airways resume flights to Athens

[02] President to seek meeting with Denktash on missing persons

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] Central Bank to seek information on HSBC take-over of Turkish bank

[05] Clerides to meet Denktash to discuss missing persons' issue

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Major General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP

[09] Foreign Minister sees possible solution prior to accession

[10] AKEL and Libyan GPC party sign Protocol of cooperation

[11] Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP (Correction)

[01] Cyprus Airways resume flights to Athens

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Cyprus Airways resume flights to Athens

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- Cyprus Airways resumed this morning their regular flights to Athens, after the snow-bound airport at Spata opened for air traffic.

[02] President to seek meeting with Denktash on missing persons

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President to seek meeting with Denktash on missing persons

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides is expected to get in touch today with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash with a view to arrange a meeting with him for further discussion of the humanitarian issue of missing persons in Cyprus.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday 8/1/2002 to 9/1/2002

The weather on Tuesday will be mainly fine with some cloud locally.

On Wednesday, the weather will be partly cloudy with local showers or thunderstorms and snow over Troodos mountains.

The prevailing wind will be south-westerly moderate, 4 bf and sea will be generally moderate. The maximum temperature will range from 10 to 12 degrees inland and from 12 to 14 at the coast.

The minimum temperature will range from 2 to 4 degrees inland and from 3 to 6 at the coast. The temperature over the Troodos mountains will range from -4 to 2 degrees.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 10/1/2002 to 11/1/2002

The weather will be mainly fine. The temperature is expected to rise 2 to 3 degrees.

Sea Temperature: 14C

CNA/GP/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[04] Central Bank to seek information on HSBC take-over of Turkish bank

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Central Bank to seek information on HSBC take-over of Turkish bank

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- The Central Bank of Cyprus will apply to the Financial Services Authority in Britain for information on a much-publicised take-over by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) of a Turkish bank (Demirbank), which operates three branches in the island's northern Turkish occupied areas.

[05] Clerides to meet Denktash to discuss missing persons' issue

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Clerides to meet Denktash to discuss missing persons' issue

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) - Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides will meet on Friday, January 11, with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, to discuss the issue of missing persons.

Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today that President Clerides would be meeting with Denktash "in the capacity of leader of the Greek Cypriot community", in the presence of Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Zbigniew Wlosowic.

Papapetrou added that the meeting would take place at the residence of Wlosowic. CNA/RG/RM/2002

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              132,79  ( 1,24)

Traded Value                  CYP  2.390.740

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.101.199   533,50  ( 1,36)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    533.352   145,20  ( 1,43)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    168.627   128,56  ( 1,52)
Insurance Companies           CYP     17.350    52,74  ( 1,99)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    214.292    56,25  (-0,07)
Tourism Companies             CYP     75.415   102,64  ( 1,48)
Trading Companies             CYP     52.329    33,80  ( 0,84)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     16.510    56,25  ( 0,92)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     48.815     8,62  ( 0,58)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    293.082    29,94  ( 2,22)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      1.030    25,86  (-1,15)
Hotels                        CYP    178.239    82,20  ( 0,55)
Other Companies               CYP    574.095   147,26  ( 1,17)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                  10           2         FAIR
Larnaca                  13           4         CLOUDY
Limassol                 10           4         FAIR
Paphos                   10           4         FAIR

[08] Major General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP

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Major General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) - Major General Jin Ha Hwang assumed here today command of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), succeeding Major General Victory Rana.

[09] Foreign Minister sees possible solution prior to accession

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Foreign Minister sees possible solution prior to accession

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides believes there is a good chance to reach a settlement, prior to Cyprus' accession to the European Union, if the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash is sincere in his desire to find one, adding that by June it is reasonable to expect major results, should a frank disposition be displayed by Denktash at the UN-led direct talks that begin here next week.

Addressing a lunch hosted by CNA for foreign correspondents, the minister stressed that certain legal instruments, such as UN Security Council resolutions, cannot be marginalized in the peace effort and noted that a solution should take into account the legitimate concerns of both the Greek and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

Kasoulides gave full marks of approval to the firm position the EU has adopted with regard to the Republic's accession and indicated that the change of heart in Ankara and in Denktash's own positions is due to a great extent to the EU.

The minister also gave credit for the change in the Turkish stance to the firm position taken by the Security Council and that of the US on this matter. Washington told Ankara that it is not in a position to prevent Cyprus' accession, even without a settlement.

However he warned that should Brussels propose accession of only part of the Republic of Cyprus, a candidate country, Nicosia's reply will be a straight forward "no, thank you."

[10] AKEL and Libyan GPC party sign Protocol of cooperation

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AKEL and Libyan GPC party sign Protocol of cooperation

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) -- Left wing party AKEL and Libyan General Peoples Congress party signed here today a protocol aiming at the further enhancement and development of their cooperation in the fields of economy, information, politics and culture, in the presence of General Secretary of AKEL Demetris Christofias and Libyan Ambassador to Cyprus Khalifa Ahmed Bazelya.

[11] Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP (Correction)

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CORRECTION

Please read "Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang" instead of "Major General Jin Ha Hwang".

The corrected story follows

Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang assumes command of UNFICYP

Nicosia, Jan 7 (CNA) - Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang assumed here today command of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), succeeding Major General Victory Rana.

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