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CONTENTS

[01] Spokesman - UN envoy - Talks

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Greek Cypriot soldier - Illegal court

[05] Greek Alternate Foreign Minister - Press Conference

[06] British envoy - Press conference - Cyprus problem Spokesman - UN envoy - Talks

1545:CYPPRESS:01

[01]

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - UN Secretary General's Special Advisor for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto will be in Cyprus for contacts with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides from 15-18 June, and not later on as initially announced, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today.

The spokesman also said he would not facilitate efforts by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to raise obstacles in the UN process of proximity talks and would therefore restrain from commenting on Denktash's remarks about having to return to Cyprus in July, after he had made himself available to the UN for the entire month of July for peace talks.

CNA MM/EC/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

1555:CYPPRESS:02

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station       Maximum        Minimum           Weather
                                        (At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia        35             23               FINE
Larnaca        30             21               FINE
Limassol       29             20               FINE
Paphos         29             20               FINE
---------------------------------------------------------------

CNA/EC/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

1735:CYPPRESS:03

[03]

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                         527.11 (-0.12)

Traded Value            CYP 62,226,204

Sectural Indices

Banks                   CYP  5,650,404    634.07  (-0.07)
Approved Investment
Companies               CYP 11,685,569    369.47 (  0.39)
Insurance Companies     CYP  1,174,917    388.66 ( -1.10)
Manufacturing Companies CYP  3,261,992    181.91 (  0.13)
Tourism Companies       CYP  6,185,775    489.22 (  0.78)
Trading Companies       CYP  2,891,389    204.15 ( -1.13)
Other Companies         CYP 29,012,204    584.73 ( -0.41)
Offshore Companies                        105.00 (  0.00)

CNA/EC/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

1740:CYPPRESS:04

[04]

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) -- An illegal court in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus "ordered" a Greek Cypriot soldier to remain in "custody" for 20 days after he was abducted by the Turkish occupation forces on Tuesday.

United Nations Peacekeeping Forces Spokeswoman Sarah Russell told CNA that "the charges being founded are that 21-year-old George Kassianides was in a first class military area without permission". This, she added, "normally carries a two-year sentence".

CNA MK/EC/GP/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

1810:CYPPRESS:05

[05]

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) -- Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Elisabeth Papazoe said Cyprus' accession course to the European Union (EU) can act as a catalyst in solving the Cyprus problem and that the Turkish Cypriot leadership deprives the Turkish Cypriots from this "big and excellent capability which Cyprus has achieved".

Speaking at a press conference after talks with Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, Papazoe said they (talks) "affirmed that our two fundamental aims will continue, i.e. the solution of the political problem of Cyprus and the island's accession to the EU".

CNA RG/EC/GP/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

1910:CYPPRESS:06

[06]

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - Britain's Special Representative for Cyprus, Sir David Hannay, said today that the weeks leading up to the July Geneva talks on the Cyprus problem are decisive and reflect the support of the international community for a settlement.

Speaking at a press conference, Sir David said that the background against which foreign envoys are working has become a lot more favourable in the last year and that there are a number of developments that have contributed to that, one of which is the improvement of Greco-Turkish relations.

CNA/RG/EC/2000

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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