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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-30

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>


CONTENTS

  • [01] Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement
  • [02] UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara
  • [03] Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus
  • [04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
  • [05] Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris
  • [06] Cyprus Stock Exchange
  • [07] Weston: widespread urgency for a settlement on Cyprus
  • [08] US welcomes postponement of war-games in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey
  • [09] Committee on Legal Affairs of Euro Parliament to visit Cyprus
  • [10] Greek and Turkish Cypriots urge for Cyprus settlement
  • [11] Philippines Senate President to visit Cyprus
  • [12] Annan to pay a social visit to Denktash

  • [01] Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement

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    Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement

    Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus Tomas Weston said here today it is clear ''that we are having a period where we really do have a very good possibility'' for a just and durable settlement to the Cyprus problem.

    [02] UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara

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    UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara

    Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto was received this morning by Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides.

    De Soto did not make any statements after the Presidential Palace meeting. He leaves tonight for Ankara, via Athens, where he will hold talks Thursday with Turkish government officials.

    [03] Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus

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    Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus

    by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

    New York, Oct 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus Permanent Representative to the UN Sotos Zackheos has denounced the unacceptable demands of the Turkish side for a Cyprus settlement and appealed to the Turkish leadership and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to listen ''to the yearning of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, and indeed all the people of Cyprus, to help find a solution which will enhance and safeguard conditions of peaceful cooperation amongst the two communities in a reunified island and will terminate the division of the country and its people.''

    [04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

    
    
    
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    Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus Nicosia, Oct 30 (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 24 12 FINE Larnaca 26 15 FINE Limassol 28 17 FINE Paphos 26 16 FINE

    [05] Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris

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    Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris

    Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Cyprus can bring together Europe and the Middle East to establish peace and promote economic development in the region, said Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, speaking before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly chaired by Edouard Balladur.

    Kasoulides, who is in the French capital for a three-day working visit also met his French counterpart Dominique de Villepin and discussed developments in the Cyprus problem and the islands EU accession course.

    Addressing Kasoulides, Balladur referred to the accession course and the economic development of Cyprus, which ranks first among the candidate countries. He also expressed the wish that a united Cyprus can enter the EU in 2004 and recalled the relevant decisions of the 1999 Helsinki European Council and the European Commission report of October 9, 2002, where it was stressed that Cyprus fulfils the Copenhagen political and economic criteria.

    Kasoulides described his meeting with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin as very good and friendly, noting they discussed the Cyprus problem and the islands EU accession course.

    [06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

    
    
    
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    Cyprus Stock Exchange Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows: CSE General Index 94,28 ( 2,67) Traded Value CYP 2.400.193 FTSE/CYSE 20 CYP 1.141.079 356,64 ( 3,13) Sectoral Indices Banks CYP 654.085 100,84 ( 4,93) Approved Investment Companies CYP 203.077 84,87 ( 1,45) Insurance Companies CYP 122.438 22,36 ( 8,39) Manufacturing Companies CYP 198.374 65,31 ( 1,86) Tourism Companies CYP 29.931 120,40 ( 8,22) Trading Companies CYP 71.624 20,72 ( 0,93) Building and Cement Companies CYP 121.500 67,47 ( 3,74) Énformation Technology Companies CYP 50.906 3,69 ( 6,03) Financial Services Companies CYP 175.765 20,57 ( 3,63) Fish Culture Companies CYP 15.631 15,95 ( 3,17) Hotels CYP 116.091 50,13 (-0,12) Other Companies CYP 442.216 91,55 ( 2,65) * The third column presents the percentage variation of

    [07] Weston: widespread urgency for a settlement on Cyprus

    1630:CYPPRESS:06 Weston: widespread urgency for a settlement on Cyprus Larnaca, Oct 30 (CNA) US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Thomas Weston said he comes away from his last visit to the island with a widespread urgency for a settlement on the island now.

    In a brief statement to reporters at the end of his five-day visit to the island, Weston said he is somewhat more optimistic about prospects for a Cyprus settlement and that he was leaving for Berlin and then New York with a somewhat more optimistic feeling because of the sheer sense of urgency.

    This has been a very productive visit for me to Cyprus and one more visit than usual because of the urgency we feel in addressing the whole Cyprus question, he said.

    [08] US welcomes postponement of war-games in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey

    1840:CYPPRESS:08 US welcomes postponement of war-games in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey by Demetris Apokis Washington, Oct 30 (CNA) The State Department expressed satisfaction over the postponement of military exercises in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.

    In a statement to CNA, a State Department official said the move would contribute to stability and security in the Aegean region.

    [09] Committee on Legal Affairs of Euro Parliament to visit Cyprus

    1850:CYPPRESS:09 Committee on Legal Affairs of Euro Parliament to visit Cyprus Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market of the European Parliament arrive in Cyprus Wednesday for a two-day visit.

    They start their visit with a working breakfast Thursday with the head of the delegation of the European Commission to Cyprus, Adrian van der Meer.

    The EP delegation will then meet the Chairman of the Cyprus House Standing Committee on European Affairs, Tassos Papadopoulos and members of the committee.

    Before departing, the delegation will confer with Attorney-General Alecos Markides and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Sotiris Sotiriou.

    CNA/EC/TT/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

    [10] Greek and Turkish Cypriots urge for Cyprus settlement

    2030:CYPPRESS:10 Greek Cypriots & Turkish Cypriots urge for Cyprus settlement Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) An agreement on Cyprus before the European Council in Copenhagen in December ''is not only desirable, but also within reach,'' and succeeding in this would create a new relationship between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, said a statement issued after an unofficial meeting in Athens last week between eight Cypriots from both communities, hosted by the International Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) and the Greek-Turkish Forum (GTF).

    Taking part from the Greek Cypriot side were Christos Stylianides, Androulla Vassiliou, Kate Clerides and Takis Hadjidemetriou and from the Turkish Cypriot side Mustafa Akinci, Vedat Celik, Ali Erel and Kutlay Erk.

    [11] Philippines Senate President to visit Cyprus

    2030:CYPPRESS:11 Philippines Senate President to visit Cyprus Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) President of the Senate of Philippines, Franklin Drilon, arrives here Thursday for a five-day visit.

    [12] Annan to pay a social visit to Denktash

    2045:CYPPRESS:12 Annan to pay a social visit to Denktash By Apostolis Zoupaniotis United Nations, Oct 30 (CNA) -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan intends to pay a courtesy visit to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash while the latter is recuperating in New York, said here Wednesday Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN, Fred Eckhard.

    He said Annan informed him this morning, ''that it is his intention to try to see Mr. Denktash by the end of this week, if they can find a mutual time. So, I think he is hoping to visit him. This is going to be just a private visit to wish him quick recovery''.


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