Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-02-05

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CONTENTS

[01] Greek Foreign Minister to discuss Cyprus at UN

[02] Turkey will decide on Cyprus, says Clerides

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Cyprus Foreign Minister to visit Lebanon

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cypriots from both comunities meet in London

[07] Clerides and Denktash meet at negotiating table

[08] UN envoy to brief Annan in New York on Cyprus

[09] Government expresses condolences over Columbia tragedy

[01] Greek Foreign Minister to discuss Cyprus at UN

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Greek Foreign Minister to discuss Cyprus at UN

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Feb 5 (CNA) -- The Cyprus question will be part of discussions Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou will have in New York with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Papandreou, whose country is the current president of the European Union, is in New York to attend today's hearing of the Security Council as an observer, during which Powell will present convincing evidence on links between Baghdad and Al Qaeda.

[02] Turkey will decide on Cyprus, says Clerides

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Turkey will decide on Cyprus, says Clerides

Limassol, Feb 5 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides believes that at the end of the day Turkey and not the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash will take the final decision on a settlement in Cyprus, to serve Ankara's own interests.

President Clerides reiterated his view that there will be historic developments in 2003 with regard to Cyprus, least of all because there are pressure levers that will affect Turkey's European aspirations and policies.

Referring to his decision to seek a limited term in office in this month's presidential elections, Clerides said that a change of negotiator in the middle of negotiations could cause problems in the peace process.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 5 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               88,24   (-1,79)

Traded Value                  CYP    636.027

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    296.886   336.06   (-3,07)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    228.367    97,39   (-2,97)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     12.157    77,53   (-1,35)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.793    19,01   (-4,14)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     12.556    62,17   (-0,45)
Tourism Companies             CYP      4.866    96,60   (-2,18)
Trading Companies             CYP     10.996    18,54   (-2,01)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     29.616    71,07   ( 0,11)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      8.086     3,16   (-0,94)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     18.332    17,49   (-2,24)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         28    13,66   ( 5,73)
Hotels                        CYP      8.565    44,69   (-0,91)
Other Companies               CYP     99.027    82,97   (-0,40)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Cyprus Foreign Minister to visit Lebanon

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Cyprus Foreign Minister to visit Lebanon

Nicosia, Feb 5 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides leaves Thursday for Lebanon on an official visit, during which he will be received by Lebanese President, General Emile Lahoud.

Kasoulides is scheduled to have a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Mahmoud Hammoud on Friday morning and later on see National Assembly President Nabih Berri.

He will then attend an official lunch hosted by Hammoud and in the afternoon he will meet Beirout Metropolitan Elias Audi and then Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 5 (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                 18           5          CLOUDY
Larnaca                 18           5          FAIR
Limassol                17           8          CLOUDY
Paphos                  17           9          FAIR

[06] Cypriots from both comunities meet in London

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Cypriots from both communities meet in London

By Kyriacos Tsioupras

London, Feb 5 (CNA) -- Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots joined voices last night in London in support of an end to the division of their homeland, Cyprus.

About 250 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypritos living in London gathered in the House of Commons at the initiative of six Labour and three Conservative MP's.

[07] Clerides and Denktash meet at negotiating table

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Clerides and Denktash meet at negotiating table

Nicosia, Feb 5 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash met here today for about two hours, in the context of the UN-led peace talks to solve the Cyprus problem but no discussion on the contentious issue of territory took place.

''Today Denktash refused to discuss this issue, he was accompanied by a map expert but there was no talk on territory. The Turkish Cypriot leader said he would have to get instructions from the so-called parliament in Turkish occupied Cyprus tomorrow,'' Alecos Markides, Clerides' top legal aide said after the meeting.

[08] UN envoy to brief Annan in New York on Cyprus

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UN envoy to brief Annan in New York on Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 5 (CNA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto will travel to New York next week to inform UN chief Kofi Annan on the latest developments on Cyprus.

Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash will meet again on February 7 and 10 within the framework of the UN-led direct talks on Cyprus.

[09] Government expresses condolences over Columbia tragedy

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Government expresses condolences over Columbia tragedy

Nicosia, Feb 5 (CNA) - The government of Cyprus, through President Glafcos Clerides and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides, has expressed shock and profound grief over the Columbia tragedy.

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