Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-06-12

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CONTENTS

[01] Former SA President certain of Cyprus settlement

[02] EU official to visit Cyprus

[03] Cypriot MPs brief US Congressmen

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus supports World Food Summit declaration

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Clerides reassures Bush he is determined to reach settlement

[08] Cabinet appoints committee to study House report on CSE

[09] Papapetrou says Turks in a tight spot

[10] Greece says increase in Turkish troops negative development

[11] Lebanese arrested for drug possession now in danger

[01] Former SA President certain of Cyprus settlement

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Former SA President certain of Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) -- Former President of South Africa, Frederick de Klerk has expressed certainty that there would be a negotiated settlement to the Cyprus problem, which would benefit the whole of the people of the island.

[02] EU official to visit Cyprus

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EU official to visit Cyprus

[03] Cypriot MPs brief US Congressmen

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Cypriot MPs brief US Congressmen

Washington, Jun 12 (CNA) -- A parliamentary delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Committee President Nicos Anastasiades, has briefed US Congressmen and US administration officials about the latest developments in Cyprus with regard to the peace effort and the country's European Union accession course.

Senators and Congressmen who talked to the delegation said there is now a unique opportunity for a solution and stressed the need for negotiations in good faith.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 12 (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                  32          16          FAIR
Larnaca                  28          16          FINE
Limassol                 28          22          FINE
Paphos                   27          21          FINE

[05] Cyprus supports World Food Summit declaration

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Cyprus supports World Food Summit declaration

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) - Cyprus Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, Costas Themistocleous, addressing the "World Food Summit - Five Years Later", expressed the government's "full support" to the declaration to be adopted, noting that "what remains to be done is to find ways to implement it".

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               98,88  ( 0,10)

Traded Value                  CYP    539.394

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    165.208   417,19  (-0,29)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     55.541   116,98  (-0,30)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     29.485    86,71  ( 0,27)
Insurance Companies           CYP     80.794    30,10  (-0,99)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    106.364    62,06  ( 1,60)
Tourism Companies             CYP     67.263    83,27  ( 1,24)
Trading Companies             CYP     13.705    22,39  (-0,58)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      1.264    53,42  ( 1,54)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.247     4,10  (-0,49)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     59.615    15,34  ( 0,59)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        120    16,74  (-1,47)
Hotels                        CYP     20.971    57,57  (-0,43)
Other Companies               CYP     91.997    97,88  ( 0,03)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Clerides reassures Bush he is determined to reach settlement

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Clerides reassures Bush he is determined to reach settlement

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) - Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said today that a message from President Glafcos Clerides, handed to US President George Bush by ruling Democratic Rally President Nicos Anastasiades, underlines the determination of the Greek Cypriot side to show flexibility in order to reach an acceptable Cyprus settlement.

Papapetrou said the written message also underscores Turkish threats and the irreversible accession course of Cyprus to the European Union.

[08] Cabinet appoints committee to study House report on CSE

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Cabinet appoints committee to study House report on CSE

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) - The Council of Ministers has launched an in depth study of a House of Representatives report, released last week, regarding developments at the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) during the years 1999 and 2000. This morning, the cabinet appointed a committee that will present an analysis of the House conclusions within a fortnight.

[09] Papapetrou says Turks in a tight spot

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Papapetrou says Turks in a tight spot

Nicosia, Jun 12 (CNA) - Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said today that "the Turks appear to feel they are in a tight spot and are trying to create tension and crisis conditions with various spasmodic actions", noting that "neither the government, nor the political world or the media should facilitate them to reach their goal".

[10] Greece says increase in Turkish troops negative development

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Greece says increase in Turkish troops negative development

by Costas Iordanides

Athens, Jun 12 (CNA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs George Papandreou said today that the new increase of Turkish troops in the areas of Cyprus Turkey has been occupying since its 1974 invasion is "definitely a negative fact and that is why we are asking for a solution to the Cyprus problem".

[11] Lebanese arrested for drug possession now in danger

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Lebanese arrested for drug possession now in danger

Larnaca, Jun 12 (CNA) - A 45-year-old Lebanese national, arrested June 10 at Larnaca Airport for carrying drugs, is fighting for his life after one of 60 pellets of cocaine burst in his stomach.

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