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CONTENTS

[01] UN envoy arrives after talks in Turkey

[02] EU sends monitoring mission

[03] MECC prays for peace in Cyprus

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] De Soto says this the decisive period for Cyprus (1)

[07] US envoy to visit Cyprus this week

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[09] De Soto appeals to leaders to seize opportunity

[10] Spokesman says Greek Cypriot side to strive for amendments

[01] UN envoy arrives after talks in Turkey

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UN envoy arrives after talks in Turkey

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) -- Alvaro de Soto, UN Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus, arrives here today and will give a press conference before embarking on a new round of negotiations with the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

[02] EU sends monitoring mission

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EU sends monitoring mission

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) -- A large delegation from the European Union, comprising experts from various General Directives, arrives here next week to monitor the pace of implementation of rules and regulations Cyprus needs to enforce as part of its accession process.

[03] MECC prays for peace in Cyprus

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MECC prays for peace in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) -- The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), which concluded a three-day meeting in Cyprus on Sunday, has said it is pleased that the political question on the island seems to be on the way to its resolution.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 13 (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                  19          11          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  22          12          CLOUDY
Limassol                 22          12          FINE
Paphos                   20          12          FAIR

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

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

CSE General Index                               93,62   (-1,05)

Traded Value                  CYP    500.051

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    150.953   365,80   (-1,15)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    129.052   105,92   (-1,32)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     12.812    80,63   (-1,54)
Insurance Companies           CYP      4.045    20,51   (-1,77)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     57.862    63,35   (-1,49)
Tourism Companies             CYP        712   104,62   ( 0,45)
Trading Companies             CYP      8.981    19,28   ( 0,16)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     45.751    71,43   (-2,22)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.613     3,30   (-1,49)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      4.032    18,85   ( 0,00)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    14,88   (-1,20)
Hotels                        CYP      1.209    46,92   (-0,64)
Other Companies               CYP     66.986    86,98   (-0,07)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] De Soto says this the decisive period for Cyprus (1)

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De Soto says this the decisive period for Cyprus (1)

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) - The UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said here Monday the current effort to solve the Cyprus problem was ''the decisive period'' for Cyprus.

Speaking at a press conference on his arrival and just before resuming meetings with the leaders of both sides on the island, de Soto said he was pleased that ''the possibility remains opens because of the willingness of both sides to continue to negotiate on the basis of the Secretary General's plan''.

[07] US envoy to visit Cyprus this week

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US envoy to visit Cyprus this week

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) - Thomas Weston, US State Department special coordinator for Cyprus, arrives here Thursday for contacts with the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

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

On Tuesday (January 14) and Wednesday (January 15), local showers are expected. Winds will be westerly, moderate to strong, over moderate to rough seas.

Temperatures on Tuesday will reach 17 degrees Celsius inland, 19 along the coast and 9 over the mountains.

Minimum temperatures will be around 9 degrees Celsius inland, 11 along the east coast, 13 along the west coast and 4 over the mountains.

On Wednesday, temperatures will drop by 1 or 2 degrees.

On Thursday (January 16) and Friday (January 17), the weather is expected to be mainly fine with a small rise in temperatures.

[09] De Soto appeals to leaders to seize opportunity

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De Soto appeals to leaders to seize opportunity

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) - The UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, said this was the decisive period for Cyprus and appealed to the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, to seize the opportunity.

He also sent a message that ''a great and historic responsibility rests on the shoulders of the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, and on their leaders'', called on them to ''focus on the task at hand'' and stressed that the choice before them and the people was not between the revised plan submitted by the UN Secretary General and a substantially different one, but that ''the choice is between this plan, perhaps with balanced refinements here and there as needed, and no agreement at all''.

He wondered whether a reunited Cyprus would become ''a beacon of cooperation between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean maintaining the balance between them and strengthening Turkey's move towards European Union membership, or will a divided Cyprus continue to strain relations between Greece and Turkey and vis-a-vis Europe''.

Noting he ''would describe this as the decisive period'', de Soto said he was very pleased that ''the possibility remains opens because of the willingness of both sides to continue to negotiate on the basis of the Secretary General's plan''.

[10] Spokesman says Greek Cypriot side to strive for amendments

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Spokesman says Greek Cypriot side to strive for amendments

Nicosia, Jan 13 (CNA) - The Greek Cypriot side will make every effort to achieve through negotiations the best possible amendments to the peace plan submitted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for a Cyprus settlement, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou has said.

Commenting on statements made by Annan's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, Papapetrou said the Peruvian Diplomat conveyed the message that ''the next six weeks would be crucial for the solution of the Cyprus problem''.

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