Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-01-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Clerides and Denktash launch intensive talks

[02] Cyprus submits report to UNSC on fight against terrorism

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister arrives for consultations

[06] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[07] PACE President says Cyprus' EU course helpful to settlement

[08] Spokesman denies press allegations about a solution plan

[09] President Clerides concludes meeting with Denktash

[10] Start of talks "important" say Greek-Turkish Cypriot parties

[01] Clerides and Denktash launch intensive talks

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Clerides and Denktash launch intensive talks

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash launch here today, at the presence of UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto, a series of intensive direct talks, aiming to reach a negotiated settlement of the protracted Cyprus problem.

[02] Cyprus submits report to UNSC on fight against terrorism

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Cyprus submits report to UNSC on fight against terrorism

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) -- The Republic of Cyprus has submitted to the UN Security Council its report to the UN pursuant to Security Council resolution 1373 on the fight against terrorism. Cyprus stresses that the fight against international crime, particularly terrorism, through international cooperation is one of its foreign policy top priorities.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 21 (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                  16           5         FAIR
Limassol                 18           7         FINE
Paphos                   16           5         FAIR

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

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

CSE General Index                              126,90  (-1,13)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.794.729

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    813.999   510,97  (-1,32)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    330.012   140,31  (-0,99)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     70.498   121,80  (-0,95)
Insurance Companies           CYP     12.346    48,52  (-2,88)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     33.863    54,98  (-0,49)
Tourism Companies             CYP     80.118    93,17  (-1,40)
Trading Companies             CYP     47.626    31,34  (-1,79)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.092    55,22  (-1,27)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     36.781     8,24  (-3,63)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    310.755    28,59  (-1,28)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    24,82  (-1,00)
Hotels                        CYP    249.040    78,52  ( 0,52)
Other Companies               CYP    435.107   137,58  (-2,21)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister arrives for consultations

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Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister arrives for consultations

Larnaca, Jan 21 (CNA) -- Egypt's Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Mohamed Shaaban, arrived here today on a two-day official visit to inaugurate political consultations between Cairo and Nicosia.

[06] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) - The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

On Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan 22 and 23), the weather will be mainly fine with probable showers over the mountains. Winds will be westerly to northwesterly, light to moderate during the night, and moderate to strong in the afternoon. Temperatures will range from 4 to 15 degrees Celsius inland, and 7 to 17 degrees Celsius along the coast.

On Thursday and Friday (Jan 24 and 25), the weather will be mainly fine and temperatures are expected to increase.

The sea temperature will be 15 degrees Celsius.

CNA/RG/2002

[07] PACE President says Cyprus' EU course helpful to settlement

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PACE President says Cyprus' EU course helpful to settlement

by Athina Arsalidou Strasburg, Jan 21 (CNA) - Cyprus' accession to the European Union is a powerful factor in reaching a political settlement to the Cyprus question, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lord Russel Johnston told CNA today, adding that a political accommodation will obviously alter Turkey's attitude to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decisions.

[08] Spokesman denies press allegations about a solution plan

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Spokesman denies press allegations about a solution plan

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou dismissed as totally unsubstantiated allegations in the Turkish Cypriot press that a bicommunal group has prepared either a solution plan for the Cyprus question or a draft constitution.

[09] President Clerides concludes meeting with Denktash

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President Clerides concludes meeting with Denktash

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides concluded here today a 90-minute meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, as part of the ongoing direct talks, under UN auspices, which started last Wednesday.

[10] Start of talks "important" say Greek-Turkish Cypriot parties

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Start of talks "important" say Greek-Turkish Cypriot parties

Nicosia, Jan 21 (CNA) -- The start of direct negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides last week marks "an important development" which gives 2002 particular significance with regard to efforts for a settlement of the Cyprus question, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot party said here today in a joint statement.

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