Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-06-13

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CONTENTS

[01] Annan: demand for recognition a stumbling block towards progress

[02] Cyprus issue discussed by Annan-Greek opposition leader

[03] Cypriot deputies satisfied with Washington contacts

[04] Turkey fears possible recourses against it in Europe

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] President-US envoy discuss ways to make headway in peace talks

[08] Spokesman: Turkey has to comply with Court judgment

[09] Government shares view of Secretary General on direct talks

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[11] Verheugen commends Greek Cypriot side at talks

[12] Belgium supports Cyprus' candidature to join Open Skies

[13] Security Council adopts resolution on UNFICYP

[14] AHI action alert urges support for Cyprus' EU accession

[01] Annan: demand for recognition a stumbling block towards progress

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Annan:demand for recognition a stumbling block for progress

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 13 (CNA) -- The demand by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, to get recognition for his self-styled "state" in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus, is the major block preventing the two parties from coming together in the face-to-face talks in Cyprus, said last night, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

[02] Cyprus issue discussed by Annan-Greek opposition leader

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Cyprus issue discussed by Annan-Greek opposition leader

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 13 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Greek main opposition leader Costas Karamanlis had a "very useful discussion" on the Cyprus problem here Wednesday, the Greek politician has said.

"We had the chance to express our strong desire for a comprehensive settlement, a just and viable solution on the basis of UN resolutions and European law and regulations," Karamanlis said.

[03] Cypriot deputies satisfied with Washington contacts

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Cypriot deputies satisfied with Washington contacts

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Jun 13 (CNA) -- A parliamentary delegation of the Cyprus House Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed satisfaction with the meetings they have had in Washington, as they wrapped up their two-day visit to the Amercian capital.

Committee chairman Nicos Anastasiades said he was pleased with the conversation he has had in Congress and elsewhere and noted in particular that US President George Bush seemed to have been informed about developments in Cyprus and UN efforts to solve the problem.

[04] Turkey fears possible recourses against it in Europe

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Turkey fears possible recourses against it in Europe

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- Turkey's acknowledgment that it fears it may be faced with a mounting number of recourses against its tactics and policies with regard to human rights violations in Cyprus, is an important development, Greek Cypriot lawyer Achilleas Demetriades has said.

Speaking after Wednesday's debate at the Council of Europe on the execution of a European Court of Human Rigths judgment against Ankara, he told CNA this fear should be turned into a "nightmare for Turkey with a view to creating a cost for Ankara" which continues to occupy illegally part of Cyprus and prevents the legal owners from using and enjoying their properties.

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

The weather on Friday (June 14) and Saturday (June 15) will be mainly fine with local mist patches and low cloud during night and early morning.

The wind will be light variable during night and morning and light to moderate seabreezes in the afternoon. The sea will be slight and locally moderate in the afternoon.

The temperature will range between 18C and 34C inland, between 19C and 30C south coast, between 18C and 28C west coast, and over the mountains between 14C and 24C.

Outlook for Sunday (June 16) and Monday (June 17) will be mainly fine with small increase in temperature.

Sea Temperature: 22 C

CNA/GP/2002

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               98,87  (-0,11)

Traded Value                  CYP    487.557

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    210.881   417,65  ( 0,11)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    118.632   117,01  ( 0,03)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     30.119    87,73  ( 1,18)
Insurance Companies           CYP     56.885    30,12  ( 0,07)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     61.565    62,38  ( 0,52)
Tourism Companies             CYP      9.869    83,67  ( 0,48)
Trading Companies             CYP     19.706    22,23  (-0,71)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      1.864    53,65  ( 0,43)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     16.568     4,04  (-1,46)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     47.521    15,12  (-1,43)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      2.886    16,70  (-0,24)
Hotels                        CYP     51.255    57,35  (-0,38)
Other Companies               CYP     53.575    97,13  (-0,77)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] President-US envoy discuss ways to make headway in peace talks

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President-US envoy discuss ways to make headway in peace talks

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides and US Special Coordinator for Cyprus at the State Department Thomas Weston exchanged views here today about how to move the peace process forward, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou announced.

[08] Spokesman: Turkey has to comply with Court judgment

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Spokesman: Turkey has to comply with Court judgment

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- Turkey, sooner of later, will have to comply with a European Court of Human Rights decision with regard to human rights violations in Cyprus, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today.

He said Ankara should realise that it cannot get away with non compliance without paying a political cost.

[09] Government shares view of Secretary General on direct talks

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Government shares view of Secretary General on direct talks

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government has described as "correct" the position UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has taken that the main stumbling block in the peace effort is the Turkish Cypriot demand for recognition of the self-styled regime in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus.

This view, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said, is out of the question as far as the Greek Cypriot side is concerned.

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 13 (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          17          FAIR
Larnaca                  28          19          FINE
Limassol                 27          20          FINE
Paphos                   26          18          FINE

[11] Verheugen commends Greek Cypriot side at talks

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Verheugen commends Greek Cypriot stance at talks

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) -- European Commissioner Gunter Verheugen has commended the "constructive spirit and persistence" of the Greek Cypriot side at the UN-led peace talks and said the EU decision that a political settlement is not a precondition for Cyprus' accession will not create any problem to the country's accession course.

Verheugen also said he did not expect a solution of the Cyprus question in June, as originally anticipated, and said peace talks are set to continue further than the June target date.

[12] Belgium supports Cyprus' candidature to join Open Skies

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Belgium supports Cyprus' candidature to join Open Skies

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) - Belgium's Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Danielle del Marmol, has issued a statement saying that her country supports the candidature of Cyprus to join the Open Skies Treaty.

[13] Security Council adopts resolution on UNFICYP

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Security Council adopts resolution on UNFICYP

United Nations, Jun 13 (CNA) - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 1416, by which it "decides to extend the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further period ending 15 December 2002".

[14] AHI action alert urges support for Cyprus' EU accession

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AHI action alert urges support for Cyprus' EU accession

Nicosia, Jun 13 (CNA) - The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) has released an action alert urging AHI members and friends to support a US Congress resolution, which "expresses the support of the US for the accession of Cyprus to the European Union with or without a political settlement".

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