Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-03-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Annan ready to accept Paraguayan troops in UNFICYP

[02] US envoy says Cyprus agreement feasible by June

[03] Denktash is in strategic dilemma, says EU Commissioner

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus President: prosects of peace talks not optimistic

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Rolandis to discuss natural gas in Egypt

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Clerides: We shall resist any effort to create two states in Cyprus

[10] Clerides hopes direct talks will signal start of prolific process

[01] Annan ready to accept Paraguayan troops in UNFICYP

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Annan ready to accept Paraguayan troops in UNFICYP

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Mar 21 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan intends to accept a proposal to include a platoon of Paraguayan troops in the Argentine contingent of the UN Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

The current president of the Security Council, Norwegian permanent representative to the UN, Ole Peter Kolby, has informed Annan the matter has already been brought to the attention of the Council for consideration.

[02] US envoy says Cyprus agreement feasible by June

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US envoy says Cyprus agreement feasible by June

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Thomas Weston, has noted the urgency and feasibility for an agreement by June on the Cyprus problem, while the Greek Cypriot side says the process of the talks could only be accelerated if the Turkish side abandoned its "unacceptable positions".

[03] Denktash is in strategic dilemma, says EU Commissioner

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Denktash is in strategic dilemma, says EU Commissioner

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) -- EU Commissioner responsible for enlargement Gunter Verheugen has stated that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash will be a loser if he does not change his position on the Cyprus problem, adding that Denktash knows it very well.

In an interview published yesterday in the Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant", Verheugen said Denktash is certainly not a "satellite" of Turkey and it is not enough for Ankara to press a button to get things moving, but Cyprus' northern part depends wholly on Turkey and Ankara holds the key to a solution of the Cyprus problem.

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday:22/03/2002 to 23/03/2002

Ôhe weather on Friday will be fine and mainly clear but on Saturday locally cloudy with risk of local showers in the afternoon. Winds will be westerly light to moderate and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum temperature: 20 C inland and over coastal areas Minimum temperature: 8 C inland and around 10 C over coastal areas

Outlook on Sunday and Monday: 24/03/2002 to 25/03/2002

Unstable with showers or local thunderstorms and windy. The temperature is expected to decrease by couple of degrees.

[05] Cyprus President: prosects of peace talks not optimistic

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Cyprus President: prospects of peace talks not optimistic

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The prospects of the on-going UN direct talks, aiming at a comprehensive settlement, do not appear optimistic, Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has said, receiving the credentials of the Portuguese Ambassador.

Ambassador Antonio Manuel Moreira Tanger Correa expressed hope that the Cyprus problem is resolved in the "very near future" and all Cypriots in a united country join the European Union.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                  19          10         FAIR
Larnaca                  21          11         CLOUDY
Limassol                 22          12         CLOUDY
Paphos                   20          14         CLOUDY

[07] Rolandis to discuss natural gas in Egypt

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Rolandis to discuss natural gas in Egypt

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Nicos Rolandis flies to Egypt tomorrow, for an official visit heading a delegation, at the invitation of the Egyptian Minister of Finance and Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros-Ghali.

During his visit to Cairo the Cypriot Minister will have meetings with the Prime Minister of Egypt, the Foreign Minister, the Minister of Petrol and Tourism and will hold talks with Boutros-Ghali.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              115.27  (-1,00)

Traded Value                  CYP    927.818

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    387.228   482,88  (-0,56)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    131.786   132,36  (-0,19)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     47.056   102,80  (-1,02)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.603    39,32  (-0,53)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     21.736    58,97  (-0,52)
Tourism Companies             CYP     75.979    79,98  (-2,93)
Trading Companies             CYP     37.445    28,28  (-0,53)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     34.878    55,39  (-2,86)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     36.186     7,19  (-3,10)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     90.713    22,81  (-3,92)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         15    20,08  ( 0,90)
Hotels                        CYP     98.867    71,70  ( 0,00)
Other Companies               CYP    290.388   116,69  (-1,24)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Clerides: We shall resist any effort to create two states in Cyprus

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Clerides: We shall resist any effort to create two states in Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has said that "any effort by Turkey towards the creation of two states in Cyprus shall be resisted" by the Greek Cypriot side "with full vigour and determination."

Receiving the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Cyprus Mohamed Lutfi Aouad, Clerides expressed hope that Cyprus' future accession to the European Union "will greatly assist the efforts of bringing all the Cypriots together again."

[10] Clerides hopes direct talks will signal start of prolific process

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Clerides hopes direct talks will signal start of prolific process

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has expressed hope that the UN-led direct talks between the leaders of the two communities of the island, which began last January in Nicosia "will signal the start of a prolific process by which real progress is made."

Receiving today the credentials of the Republic of Korea's new Ambassador to Cyprus Han Tae Kyu, who is based in Athens, President Clerides pointed out that the Greek Cypriot community's "willingness to resolve the Cyprus problem has not thus far been met with the analogous response by the Turkish Cypriot leadership, which continues to envisage a solution outside the framework of UN resolutions."

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