Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-02-07

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CONTENTS

[01] Kofi Annan urges Greece and Turkey to reach deal on security

[02] Clerides informed about Annan's letter to Simitis

[03] Britain calls on Cypriot sides to seize chance for solution

[04] Two sides to attempt trade offs at talks

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Agreement on security would send correct signals, says FM

[08] DISY and PUM want a free united Cyprus to enter the EU

[01] Kofi Annan urges Greece and Turkey to reach deal on security

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Kofi Annan urges Greece and Turkey to reach deal on security

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Feb 6 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's spokesman Fred Eckhard said Kofi Annan's special adviser on Cyprus will be in New York next week for consultations.

He also confirmed that Annan has urged the Greek and Turkish prime ministers to finalise without delay the security matters, as these concern Athens and Ankara in the peace plan he put forward to the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides last December.

Asked why de Soto is coming to New York, the Spokesman said de Soto will be here next week to brief the Secretary-General on the ongoing talks in Cyprus between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots.

[02] Clerides informed about Annan's letter to Simitis

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Clerides informed about Annan's letter to Simitis

Nicosia, Feb 7 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has been briefed about a letter UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has sent to Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis in connection with the issue of security, as part of a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus.

[03] Britain calls on Cypriot sides to seize chance for solution

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Britain calls on Cypriot sides to seize chance for solution

Nicosia, Feb 7 (CNA) -- Britain believes there is now a historic opportunity to find a political settlement in Cyprus and is urging the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides to seize the chance for a solution.

[04] Two sides to attempt trade offs at talks

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Two sides to attempt trade offs at talks

Nicosia, Feb 7 (CNA) -- The Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides, after an hour-long meeting here today, are set to attempt some kind of trade off, in the context of their negotiations on the basis of a UN peace plan.

President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Dentkash had their last meeting this week, in the presence of UN Secretary General's special adviser Alvaro de Soto.

According to reliable sources, the two leaders left today's meeting with the intention of trying, at their next encounter on Monday, to engage in some trade offs on points they wish to amend in relation to the UN plan.

The UN has asked the two sides to try and reach an agreement on a comprehensive settlement by the end of February. Both sides have so far outlined points in the UN plan they want changed, including territorial adjustments. Alvaro de Soto has stressed that the balance of the plan and its philosophy cannot be upset by any subsequent amendments.

The same sources have said that Denktash did not present any documents at the negotiating table today.

The two leaders were accompanied by their respective advisers at the talks.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 7 (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            9         FAIR
Larnaca                 20           10         FINE
Limassol                19           12         FINE
Paphos                  19           11         FINE

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,66   ( 1,56)

Traded Value                  CYP    569.275

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    240.845   345.93   ( 2,24)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    191.110    99,71   ( 2,53)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     25.154    78,00   (-0,03)
Insurance Companies           CYP        462    19,69   ( 1,23)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     31.496    63,59   ( 1,52)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.668    97,32   ( 2,10)
Trading Companies             CYP      6.764    18,71   ( 0,48)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     20.280    70,68   (-0,55)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      7.177     3,23   (-0,31)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     33.139    17,90   ( 2,64)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         28    12,70   (-6,20)
Hotels                        CYP      7.999    45,24   ( 1,03)
Other Companies               CYP     58.582    83,40   ( 0,72)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Agreement on security would send correct signals, says FM

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Agreement on security would send correct signals, says FM

Nicosia, Feb 7 (CNA) -- A positive response from Turkey to a UN call for agreement on security concerns would send the appropriate signals to the Turkish Cypriot leader with regard to a settlement in Cyprus, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said.

The minister said that a new version of a UN peace plan could be the last move of the recent increased engagement in Cyprus by the international community.

Kasoulides also said that any changes to a UN peace proposal on a comprehensive settlement in Cypruus cannot tip the balance in favour of one or the other side.

[08] DISY and PUM want a free united Cyprus to enter the EU

Delegations from both parties met here Friday at the DISY headquarters in Nicosia where they expressed their common conviction over the need to solve the Cyprus problem and the accession of a united Cyprus to the European Union (EU).

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