Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-01-11

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CONTENTS

[01] Simitis says US support Cyprus' EU accession course

[02] Clerides - Denktash meeting begins

[03] Syrian fisherman rescued by Cyprus police and army

[04] President Clerides returns from buffer zone

[05] Clerides, Denktash to meet again this afternoon

[06] Second meeting Clerides-Denktash on the missing

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] Clerides-Denktash second meeting concludes

[10] Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties create joint committee

[01] Simitis says US support Cyprus' EU accession course

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Simitis says US support Cyprus' EU accession course

Washington, Jan 11 (CNA) - Greek Premier Costas Simitis said his impression of the meeting he had here yesterday with US President George Bush was that the US support a just and viable solution to the Cyprus question.

[02] Clerides - Denktash meeting begins

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Clerides - Denktash meeting begins

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) -- The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, President Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, were meeting this morning in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia to discuss exclusively the issue of missing persons.

[03] Syrian fisherman rescued by Cyprus police and army

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Syrian fisherman rescued by Cyprus police and army

[04] President Clerides returns from buffer zone

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President Clerides returns from buffer zone

[05] Clerides, Denktash to meet again this afternoon

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Clerides, Denktash to meet again this afternoon

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) -- The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, President Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, will meet again this afternoon, for a second time in five hours, CNA has learned.

The two leaders met for 40 minutes this morning at the residence of the UN Secretary-General's Acting Special Representative Zbigniew Wlosowicz, situated in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia. They exclusively discussed the question of missing persons.

The second meeting will also take place at Wlosowicz's residence.

CNA/MM/GP/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[06] Second meeting Clerides-Denktash on the missing

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Second meeting Clerides-Denktash on the missing

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) -- The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, are holding their second meeting today to discuss exclusively the question of missing persons.

The two leaders met earlier this morning for 40 minutes. Both meetings take place at the residence of the UN Secretary-General's Acting Special Representative Zbigniew Wlosowicz, situated in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia.

On his way to the second meeting, President Clerides was accompanied by Under-Secretary to the President Pantelis Kouros and Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Takis Christopoulos.

President Clerides entered the buffer zone, near Nicosia airport under UN control since the 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus' northern third, in the presidential car bearing the Cyprus Republic flag.

Denktash was expected to enter the buffer zone from the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island.

CNA/RG/AAR/MM/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              134,37  (-0,04)

Traded Value                  CYP  3.574.993

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.878.647   540,05  ( 0,08)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    617.812   147,82  ( 0,28)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    332.597   129,36  (-0,06)
Insurance Companies           CYP     49.534    53,10  (-0,62)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    107.972    57,04  (-0,26)
Tourism Companies             CYP    174.049   104,79  ( 1,38)
Trading Companies             CYP    130.292    34,11  ( 0,83)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     26.516    56,47  ( 0,02)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     58.129     9,09  ( 1,22)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    549.625    30,10  (-2,05)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    25,52  ( 0,75)
Hotels                        CYP    428.853    82,17  (-0,01)
Other Companies               CYP    845.728   148,57  ( 0,21)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 11 (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)

Nicosia 11 1 FINE Larnaca 13 5 FINE Limassol 17 6 FINE Paphos 15 4 FINE

[09] Clerides-Denktash second meeting concludes

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Clerides-Denktash second meeting concludes

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides concluded an hour and a half long meeting in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia where he met for the second time today with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to discuss exclusively the issue of missing persons.

Both meetings were held at the residence of UN Secretary General's Acting Special Representative in Cyprus Zbigniew Wlosowicz, situated near Nicosia international airport, in the UN-controled buffer zone.

The first meeting that took place in the morning lasted 40 minutes whereas the second meeting one and a half hours.

CNA/RG/AAR/MM/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[10] Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties create joint committee

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Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties create joint committee

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA) - The Greek Cypriot Social Democrats Movement (KISOS) and the Turkish Cypriot Patriotic Unity Movement (PUM) have agreed to set up a joint committee, the objective of which will be to help efforts to solve the Cyprus problem.

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