Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-03-29

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CONTENTS

[01] Richard Boucher: Peace talks for Cyprus are positive sign

[02] Cyprus journalists condemn press violation in occupied areas

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] President Clerides: No progress made so far for a solution

[06] Cyprus Rally 2002 countdown has began

[07] De Soto said UN tries to assist both parties in Cyprus talks

[01] Richard Boucher: Peace talks for Cyprus are positive sign

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Richard Boucher: Peace talks for Cyprus are a positive sign

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- US State Department's spokesman Richard Boucher has described the UN-sponsored direct talks on Cyprus as a "positive sign" and noted that the US want to see these talks proceed according to the kind of urgency that the UN Security Council talked about last month.

[02] Cyprus journalists condemn press violation in occupied areas

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Cyprus journalists condemn press violation in occupied areas

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) today strongly denounced the continuing and expanding flagrant violation of press freedom in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus.

As an example of such violations the UCJ mentions todays prevention of a ten-member delegation of the Association of Turkish Cypriot Journalists to cross into the government-controlled part of Cyprus to have talks with the UCJ on questions of mutual interest.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 29 (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)
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Nicosia                  15           7         RAIN
Larnaca                  17           7         THUNDERSTORM
Limassol                 18           9         FINE
Paphos                   17           7         FINE

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              114.51  (-0,45)

Traded Value                  CYP  9.439.011

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.021.087   479,74  (-0,54)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    280.903   131,87  (-0,41)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    145.102   102,17  ( 0,52)
Insurance Companies           CYP     13.134    38,16  (-1,32)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    210.807    61,81  (-0,03)
Tourism Companies             CYP    204.481    78,48  (-1,32)
Trading Companies             CYP    183.890    27,55  (-0,79)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    207.673    52,60  (-0,07)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     33.224     6,96  (-0,57)
Financial Services Companies  CYP  7.550.886    21,60  (-1,46)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        027    20,80  ( 7,11)
Hotels                        CYP     91.454    71,95  ( 0,14)
Other Companies               CYP    343.822   115,58  (-0,83)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] President Clerides: No progress made so far for a solution

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President Clerides: No progress made so far for a solution

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides said here today that the necessary progress needed to pave the way for a solution to the Cyprus problem has not yet been achieved.

Invited to comment on Turkey's FM Ismail Cem's statements that as regards Cyprus' accession all relevant factors should be taken into account and that responsibilities should be attributed to the Greek Cypriot side, the President said it is not Cem "who will decide where responsibility lies in case of deadlock in the Cyprus talks, but the UN Secretary General based on the reports he will receive and Europe based on the reports it will receive from the EU representatives in Cyprus."

[06] Cyprus Rally 2002 countdown has began

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Cyprus Rally 2002 countdown has began

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Rally which is included in the FIA World Rally Championship for the third consecutive year, will take place under the springtime sun of Cyprus on April 18-21 in the southern coastal town of Limassol.

The Cyprus Rally 2002 that celebrates this year its 30th anniversary has received a total of sixty-six entries, which is an average field for the 2002 FIA World Championship.

[07] De Soto said UN tries to assist both parties in Cyprus talks

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De Soto said UN tries to assist both parties in Cyprus talks

Athens, Mar 29 (CNA)--The UN special envoy for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said here today that "the interests of Cypriots, G/C and T/C, are best served by the UN in the way they are doing, trying to assist the parties through the talks to achieve a comprehensive settlement."

The UN envoy, who was speaking to the press after meeting the Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, added that "these talks are being conducted at the invitation of the Secretary General and his mandate of good offices asks the parties to take full consideration of all the relevant UN resolutions and that is the framework in which the UN act. Essentially," he added, "this is a negotiation between Cypriots and the UN very much want to see that they will succeed."

He said Greece, like Turkey has an important role to play for encouraging the success of these talks.

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