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CONTENTS

[01] Turkish FM visits Athens

[02] Turkey should change stance on Cyprus, Karoyan says

[03] Spanish House supports Cyprus settlement the soonest possible

[04] Washington: ''elections'' are a referendum for T/C will on settlement

[05] Interior Minister addresses Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Immigration

[06] Papandreou and Gul determined to continue rapprochement

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Parliamentary Forum calls for action against illegal migration

[10] Spain’s Senate President meets Cyprus House President

[11] Turkish Foreign Minister signs Olympic Truce in Athens

[01] Turkish FM visits Athens

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Turkish FM visits Athens

By Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus question, the Greco-Turkish relations, as well as issues regarding the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, will be discussed during Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul's visit to Greece, which starts shortly before noon today.

[02] Turkey should change stance on Cyprus, Karoyan says

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Turkey should change stance on Cyprus, Karoyan says

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Press spokesman for the President Marios Karoyan has expressed hope that Turkey would change its stance on the Cyprus issue so that positive developments occur, but noted that for the time being there is no such sign.

[03] Spanish House supports Cyprus settlement the soonest possible

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Spanish House supports Cyprus settlement the soonest possible

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain Luisa Rudi Ubeda has expressed the hope for a Cyprus settlement the soonest possible.

Speaking after a meeting with her Cypriot counterpart Demitris Christofias, who is paying an official visit to Spain, she suggested that bilateral relations between the two parliaments should be further strengthened.

[04] Washington: ''elections'' are a referendum for T/C will on settlement

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Washington: ''elections'' are a referendum for T/C will on settlement

By Demitris Apokis

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- The US State Department sees the upcoming so called elections in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus as a ''crucial opportunity'' for Turkish Cypriots to express their will on whether they desire a Cyprus settlement based on the Annan plan and EU membership.

Asked by CNA to comment on the issue, State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli said in this sense ''the elections are a referendum on the Annan plan the Turkish Cypriots were denied when UN-sponsored peace talks were abandoned by their side at The Hague.''

The spokesman expressed the hope the ''elections'' to be ''fully free and fair and that the will of the Turkish Cypriots will be reflected in the choice of negotiator for their community.''

Asked if the State Department was concerned about the indications of problems with ''election lists'' in the occupied areas, Ereli said that there are a number of press reports which ''do cause us concern''.

[05] Interior Minister addresses Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Immigration

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Interior Minister addresses Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Immigration

Limassol, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Foreigners who work in Cyprus amount to 38,000 and this number represents 12 percent of the economically active population of Cyprus, said here Tuesday Interior Minister Andreas Christou addressing the 1st Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum for Immigration.

He said the number of foreign workers, who are legally in Cyprus, has quickly increased and that their countries of origin are mainly Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Bulgaria, Syria, India, Egypt and Russia.

In his address Christou said that another large number of immigrants in Cyprus are students who are called temporary immigrants and their number is around 8,000 with main countries of origin Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.

Referring to illegal immigration, the minister said it has increased the last few years, noting that they are mostly from Syria, Iran, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Iraq.

[06] Papandreou and Gul determined to continue rapprochement

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Papandreou and Gul determined to continue rapprochement by Gregoris Savva

Athens Oct 21 (CNA)--Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers George Papandreou and Abdullah Gul expressed here Tuesday their determination to continue rapprochement between the two countries.

Speaking on his arrival to Athens airport for an official two-day visit, Gul said that the two countries have an obvious and mutual intention to further develop their relations, while Papandreou said that Greece and Turkey are opening a new page in Greco-Turkish relations.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Oct 21 (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                33          15         FINE
Larnaca                28          18         FINE
Limassol               28          19         FINE
Paphos                 27          17         FINE

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,29   (-0,10)

Traded Value                  CYP    762.109

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    232.630   344,49   ( 0,44)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.602,35   (-0,40)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    194.873    98,31   ( 0,36)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    131.523    73,46   (-1,24)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.947    16,69   ( 0,60)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     12.765    58,25   (-0,85)
Tourism Companies             CYP     14.664    75,13   (-1,57)
Trading Companies             CYP     19.275    21,61   ( 0,09)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     36.043    73,20   (-1,78)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     18.656     3,61   (-0,28)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     19.741    12,79   ( 0,39)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      5.648    12,54   ( 3,29)
Hotels                        CYP      5.244    42,83   (-0,44)
Other Companies               CYP    166.970    79,89   ( 0,34)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Parliamentary Forum calls for action against illegal migration

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Parliamentary Forum calls for action against illegal migration

Limassol, Oct 21 (CNA) -- The first Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum on Migration made an urgent call for a strengthened cooperation among participating states in order to combat criminal activities linked to irregular migration, such as trafficking and smuggling in humans.

[10] Spain’s Senate President meets Cyprus House President

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Spains Senate President meets Cyprus House President

Nicosia, Oct 21(CNA) -- President of Spain's Senate Juan Jose Lucas Gimenez announced to Cyprus House President Demetris Christofias the Senates unanimous decision to approve Cyprus' accession to EU.

Gimenez was speaking during a meeting with Christofias who is paying an official visit to Spain at the invitation of the countrys Congress of Deputies President Luisa Rudi.

[11] Turkish Foreign Minister signs Olympic Truce in Athens

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Turkish Foreign Minister signs Olympic Truce in Athens

By Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul signed here today on behalf of Turkey the Olympic Truce, an agreement aiming to suspend armed conflict during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

In their remarks to the press after the signing ceremony, Gul and his Greek counterpart Giorgos Papandreou stressed that the Olympic Truce agreement should govern bilateral ties between both countries.

''We want the spirit of the Olympic Games to govern our bilateral relations'', Greek Foreign Minister said.

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