Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-01-08

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CONTENTS

[01] Ad hoc committees to flesh out aspects of a settlement

[02] Barnet Borough welcomes Cyprus' accession to EU

[03] Bush says submission of Annan plan 'particularly significant'

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Clerides to meet Weston on January 17

[07] CoE SG says Turkey pressured to implement ECHR decision

[08] Greece appeals to Turkish side to be more productive in Cyprus talks

[09] Committee on Treaties meets

[01] Ad hoc committees to flesh out aspects of a settlement

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Ad hoc committees to flesh out aspects of a settlement

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Feb 8 (CNA) -- A UN official in Nicosia stressed that the purpose of the two ad hoc committees in Cyprus is to ''flesh out'' some aspects of a comprehensive settlement that are necessary if it is to function smoothly and effectively upon entry into force.

The committees, comprising legal experts from both sides, are to study international treaties and legislation that will be in force, if and when a comprehensive settlement is reached to the Cyprus problem.

''The technical meetings should go ahead in parallel with the ongoing political negotiations,'' Robert Dann, an aide to the UN Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, told UN Radio.

[02] Barnet Borough welcomes Cyprus' accession to EU

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Barnet Borough welcomes Cyprus' accession to EU

Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- The London Borough of Barnet has welcomed Cyprus' accession to the European Union and asked the Prime Minister Tony Blair to apply pressure to the new government of Turkey to move towards a just, fair and permanent solution in Cyprus.

[03] Bush says submission of Annan plan 'particularly significant'

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Bush says submission of Annan plan particularly significant

Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- US President George Bush described as particularly significant the submission of UN Secretary-Generals plan for a Cyprus settlement to the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

The statement was contained in a letter accompanying his bimonthly report to the Congress on efforts towards a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, covering the period of October 1 - November 30, 2002.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               95,58   ( 0,00)

Traded Value                  CYP    889.599

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    317.335   373,05   ( 0,75)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    232.860   108,62   ( 1,21)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     14.530    81,50   (-0,78)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.566    21,01   (-3,40)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      7.476    65,51   (-2,63)
Tourism Companies             CYP     14.297   105,71   ( 0,67)
Trading Companies             CYP      6.645    19,14   (-0,93)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     22.587    72,94   (-2,60)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      4.195     3,35   (-0,59)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     37.266    19,37   ( 0,21)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    15,17   ( 6,38)
Hotels                        CYP      6.414    47,81   (-0,06)
Other Companies               CYP    112.008    87,64   (-0,27)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 8 (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                  19           9          FINE
Larnaca                  20          12          FINE
Limassol                 21           9          FINE
Paphos                   20           8          FINE

[06] Clerides to meet Weston on January 17

Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, he also said that according to reports Russian Federation envoy for Cyprus, Vladimir Prygin will be in Cyprus next week.

All this, in addition to the arrival of UN Secretary-Generals Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto on Monday and the beginning of contacts meetings with the two sides from Tuesday, Papapetrou added.

[07] CoE SG says Turkey pressured to implement ECHR decision

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CoE SG says Turkey pressured to implement ECHR decision

Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- Visiting Council of Europe Secretary-General, Walter Schwimmer said here Wednesday there is an increasing pressure on Turkey to implement the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision in the Titina Loizidou case.

[08] Greece appeals to Turkish side to be more productive in Cyprus talks

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Greece appeals to Turkish side to be more positive in Cyprus talks

By Costas Iordanides

Athens, Jan 8 (CNA) -- Greece has called on the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot side to engage in the negotiating process more constructively and with good faith if there is to be a solution to the Cyprus problem by February 28, 2003.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis also pledges Greeces commitment in reaching a comprehensive agreement to the Cyprus problem, on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions the soonest possible and states its willingness to engage in talks with Turkey and the UN to negotiate the terms of its future commitment to Cyprus.

[09] Committee on Treaties meets

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Committee on Treaties meets

Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- The conditions which will prevail after a possible solution of the Cyprus problem were discussed here Wednesday during a meeting of the committee on treaties, one of the two ad hoc technical committees under UN chairmanship.

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