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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus protests air violations by Turkish aircraft

[02] (K) UN chief discusses Cyprus with Austrian FM

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] UN rapporteur on Iraq to explore situation of human rights

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Russia: Cyprus accession course may affect bilateral agreements

[07] Eurostat: Cyprus third among EU candidates in per capita GDP

[08] Cyprus says no to rotating presidency

[09] Cyprus to attend OSCE workshop

[10] Revenue from tourism up by 7 per cent in 2001

[11] Clerides and Denktash held sixth meeting on Cyprus' future

[12] German MP:Turkish positions leave no room for optimism

[13] Cultural treasures in occupied Cyprus face danger

[01] Cyprus protests air violations by Turkish aircraft

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Cyprus protests air violations by Turkish aircraft

New York, Jan 30 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government has protested to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan the new massive violations of Cyprus' national airspace and Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR) by Turkish military aircraft in October, November and December 2001.

In a letter to Annan, dated January 21, Cyprus' attache to the UN George Kasoulides said these actions violated international law as well as the Security Council resolutions on Cyprus and called for their cessation.

[02] (K) UN chief discusses Cyprus with Austrian FM

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UN chief discusses Cyprus with Austrian FM

New York, Jan 30 (CNA) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has discussed the Cyprus problem with Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

A UN spokesman said the UN Secretary-General and the Austrian minister discussed yesterday in Vienna the Middle East question, the Afghan reconstruction and security, tensions between India and Pakistan, Iraq, Central Asia, Cyprus and the Balkans, among other topics.

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[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All ShareIndex closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              120,89  (-1,71)

Traded Value                  CYP  2.337.387

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.298.534   495,27  (-2,06)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    738.585   137,14  (-1,74)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     74.956   113,47  (-2,23)
Insurance Companies           CYP     11.080    44,84  (-1,15)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     37.709    52,73  (-2,42)
Tourism Companies             CYP    163.256    86,65  (-0,70)
Trading Companies             CYP     51.632    29,29  (-1,95)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     16.504    53,43  (-1,58)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     31.637     7,97  (-1,24)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    357.391    26,49  (-1,19)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      2.209    23,90  ( 0,25)
Hotels                        CYP    234.932    72,62  (-2,31)
Other Companies               CYP    431.747   128,71  (-1,37)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] UN rapporteur on Iraq to explore situation of human rights

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UN rapporteur on Iraq to explore situation on human rights

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iraq, Ambassador Andreas Mavrommatis, from Cyprus, will meet during his visit to Iraq, February 10-15, with Iraqi ministers and representatives of the authorities dealing with the missing persons issue. He may also visit a prison and other sites, including the region inhabited by Shiites.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 30 (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                  19           7         FINE
Larnaca                  19           4         FINE
Limassol                 20          10         FINE
Paphos                   19           7         FINE

[06] Russia: Cyprus accession course may affect bilateral agreements

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Russia: Cyprus accession course may affect bilateral agreements

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus' accession course to the European Union may affect bilateral agreements reached between Nicosia and Moscow, Russian Ambassador Vladimir Pavlinov has said, pointing out however that problems that may arise can be resolved.

[07] Eurostat: Cyprus third among EU candidates in per capita GDP

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Eurostat: Cyprus third among EU candidates in per capita GDP

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA)-- Cyprus ranks third in per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) among candidate countries for European Union accession, according to the EU's statistic service Eurostat.

Statistics, released Tuesday by Eurostat, said that four regions recorded per capita GDP in 1999 of at least 75 percent of the EU average in the same year, with Prague, in the Czech Republic with 124%, Bratislava in Slovakia with 95% and Cyprus with 85%.

Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia each comprise a single region.

Cyprus opened accession negotiations with the EU in 1998 and is considered to be a front-runner among candidate countries, as it has provisionally closed 24 out of 29 chapters of the acquis communautaire.

GDP and per capita GDP are indicators of a country's or a region's output and are thus a way of measuring and comparing the degree of economic development of countries or regions.

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[08] Cyprus says no to rotating presidency

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Cyprus says no to rotating presidency

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has expressed the government's opposition to a system of rotating presidency as part of a Cyprus settlement and said European Union financial aid to the island's Turkish occupied areas would be given through the government of the new state, to emerge out of a solution.

[09] Cyprus to attend OSCE workshop

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Cyprus to attend OSCE workshop

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus will participate in a workshop of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to take place February 4-5, in Vienna, on the implementation of the Organisation's Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons that was endorsed by the OSCE ministerial council meeting in November 2000.

[10] Revenue from tourism up by 7 per cent in 2001

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Revenue from tourism up by 7 per cent in 2001

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA)-- The number of tourists who visited Cyprus last year went up by 0,4 per cent reaching 2.696.732, despite the terrorist attack against the US on 11 September, which caused a major crisis in tourism throughout the world.

[11] Clerides and Denktash held sixth meeting on Cyprus' future

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Clerides and Denktash held sixth meeting on Cyprus' future

Nicosia Jan 30 (CNA)-- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash met this afternoon in Nicosia, to continue talks, under UN aegis, on solving the Cyprus problem.

[12] German MP:Turkish positions leave no room for optimism

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German MP:Turkish positions leave no room for optimism

Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA)-- Chairman of the House European Affairs Committee of the German Parliament Friedbert Pflueger expressed pessimism regarding the outcome of the direct talks between President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

[13] Cultural treasures in occupied Cyprus face danger

Cultural treasures in occupied Cyprus face danger.

Nicosia, Jan 30, CNA -- The House Refugee Committee today discussed matters pertaining to historic and religious monuments in the Turkish occupied areas of the Republic.

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