Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-01-26

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CONTENTS

[01] State Department: Annan plan is a good one

[02] PIO takes over responsibility for Europe Direct Information Relays

[03] ''Civil Servant'' fired for expressing sympathy to G/C, Kurds, Armenians

[04] Cypriot Minister: Turkish Commander's statements show Turkey's real intentions

[05] Cyprus Foreign Minister pays official visit to Georgia

[06] MEPs table question over cultural destruction in occupied Cyprus

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Ministers leave for EU Luxembourg meeting

[10] Spokesman says Turkish statements prove intransigence

[11] Cyprus and Sweden sign agreement on readmission of persons

[12] Greek FM discusses Cyprus with Cypriot opposition leader

[13] Cypriot and Syrian ministers examine possible sea link

[14] Spokesman says Annan Plan cannot be accepted as it is

[15] World-class research Institute to be established in Cyprus

[16] Greece reaffirms support to efforts for Cyprus settlement

[17] Second Digital Ship Cyprus conference opens

[01] State Department: Annan plan is a good one

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State Department: Annan plan is a good one

Washington, Jan 26 (CNA) -- The UN-sponsored plan for Cyprus, the Annan plan, is a good one and the people should find ways to accept it, US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher has said.

Asked to comment on reports, that UN SG Kofi Annan is in process to start new initiative for Cyprus, this time in Malaysian mountains, Boucher said: ''You would have to check with the Secretary General on that''.

[02] PIO takes over responsibility for Europe Direct Information Relays

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PIO takes over responsibility for Europe Direct Information Relays

[03] ''Civil Servant'' fired for expressing sympathy to G/C, Kurds, Armenians

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''Civil Servant'' fired for expressing sympathy to G/C, Kurds, Armenians

By Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jan 26 (CNA) -- The violation of the right to freedom of expression in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus was brought before British Minister for Europe Dennis MacShane in the House of Commons.

[04] Cypriot Minister: Turkish Commander's statements show Turkey's real intentions

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Cypriot Minister: Turkish Commander's statements show Turkey's real intentions

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Cyprus Defence Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas has said statements by Turkish Land Forces Commander General Yasar Buyukanit that Turkey will not withdraw even a single soldier from Cyprus unless there is a lasting settlement ''show the real intentions of Turkey.''

[05] Cyprus Foreign Minister pays official visit to Georgia

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Cyprus Foreign Minister pays official visit to Georgia

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou flies today to Tiflida, Georgia, to pay an official visit at the invitation of his Georgian counterpart Salome Zourabichvili.

[06] MEPs table question over cultural destruction in occupied Cyprus

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MEPs table question over cultural destruction in occupied Cyprus

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Euro MPs have asked the European Commission to stop destruction of the cultural heritage in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus by Turkey.

In a question tabled, MEPs Ioannis Kasoulides, Charles Tannock and Thereza Villiers stress that Turkey continues since 1974 the illegal occupation of the island violating a number of UN Security Council resolutions and inevitably there is a gradual deterioration of the character of the occupied areas in the north.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 26 (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)
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Nicosia                 15           5          FAIR
Larnaca                 17           8          FINE
Limassol                19           8          FINE
Paphos                  18           9          FINE

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       587.400,86

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       80,76     0,41    546.967,65
FTSE/CySE 20                           371,62     0,29    392.486,69
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.110,52     0,23    388.819,01
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.053,07    -1,40     19.243,66
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.077,71     0,16     39.360,50
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.108,09     0,18    408.062,67
BANKS INDEX                          1.123,30     0,26    246.398,52
HOTELS INDEX                         1.112,38     0,10      8.003,24
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.006,16     0,91    113.872,49
FTSE Med (25/01/2005)                7.171,79     0,29

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[09] Ministers leave for EU Luxembourg meeting

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Ministers leave for EU Luxembourg meeting

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Two Cypriot Ministers leave Thursday for Luxembourg to participate in an informal meeting of justice and interior ministers of the European Union, from 27 to 29 January.

[10] Spokesman says Turkish statements prove intransigence

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Spokesman says Turkish statements prove intransigence

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said a statement by Turkish Land Forces Commander General Yasar Buyukanit that Turkey would not withdraw even a single soldier from Cyprus unless there was a lasting settlement ''reaffirms Ankara's intransigence.''

[11] Cyprus and Sweden sign agreement on readmission of persons

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Cyprus and Sweden sign agreement on readmission of persons

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Sweden signed today in Nicosia an agreement for the readmission of persons.

[12] Greek FM discusses Cyprus with Cypriot opposition leader

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Greek FM discusses Cyprus with Cypriot opposition leader

by Christa Nikolaou

Athens, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Nicos Anastasiades, leader of the main opposition party Democratic Rally in Cyprus, briefed here today Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Petros Molyviatis on the party outlook with regard to the question of Cyprus.

[13] Cypriot and Syrian ministers examine possible sea link

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Cypriot and Syrian ministers examine possible sea link

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) Cypriot Minister of Communications and Works Charis Thrasou and Syrian Transport Minister Macram Obeid examined the possibility of establishing a sea link with Latakia and Larnaca ports.

[14] Spokesman says Annan Plan cannot be accepted as it is

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Spokesman says Annan Plan cannot be accepted as it is

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) The plan proposed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for a Cyprus settlement cannot be accepted as it is, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here today, commenting on remarks by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher that the UN-sponsored plan was ''a good one.''

[15] World-class research Institute to be established in Cyprus

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World-class research Institute to be established in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 26 (CNA) - An international research and educational Institute with strong scientific and technological orientation is due to be established in Cyprus. The ''Cyprus Institute'' strives to be world-class in its standards and international in its membership.

[16] Greece reaffirms support to efforts for Cyprus settlement

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Greece reaffirms support to efforts for Cyprus settlement

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jan 26 (CNA) -- Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos met today in Athens with Greek political leaders, who reaffirmed their support to efforts for a Cyprus settlement.

[17] Second Digital Ship Cyprus conference opens

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Second Digital Ship Cyprus conference opens

Limassol, Jan 26 (CNA) - Cyprus attaches particular importance to maritime security, which is closely associated with the field of marine communications, Minister of Communications and Works Charis Thrasou said today, during the opening of the two-day Digital Ship Cyprus Conference in Limassol.

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