Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-02-18

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CONTENTS

[01] Kasoulides to meet German foreign minister - Visit Malta

[02] Cyprus to participate in the European Convention

[03] Rolandis addresses Euromed seminar on energy

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Spokesman: We hope the Turkish side will revise its position

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[08] Greek and Turkish Cypriot party leaders meet

[09] Armenian Defence Minister to visit Cyprus

[10] FIFA President to visit Cyprus

[11] Abbot of Kykkos Monastery promoted to Bishop

[12] UN envoy calls on two sides to think seriously

[13] Foreign Minister holds meetings in Germany

[01] Kasoulides to meet German foreign minister - Visit Malta

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Kasoulides to meet German foreign minister and visit Malta

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNÁ) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will brief his German counterpart, government and parliamentary officials in Berlin on the latest developments in the Cyprus question and will discuss with them various issues related to Cyprus European Union accession course.

[02] Cyprus to participate in the European Convention

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Cyprus to participate in the European Convention

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- Cyprus will participate in the European Convention to be convened in Brussels, on March 1, in accordance with the European Councils decisions taken at Laeken.

[03] Rolandis addresses Euromed seminar on energy

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Roldandis addresses Euromed seminar on energy

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- A seminar began in Nicosia today within the framewwork of the Euro-Mediterranean energy policy training network.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 18 (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                  17           8         FINE
Larnaca                  18           9         FINE
Limassol                 21          11         FINE
Paphos                   18           7         FINE

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All ShareIndex
closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              115,75  (-0,25)

Traded Value                  CYP    989.566

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    409.224   476,24  (-0,37)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    177.580   130,51  (-0,04)
Approved Investmen
Companies                 CYP     46.383   105,80  (-0,85)
Insurance Companies           CYP     13.055    43,01  (-0,39)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     27.480    54,44  ( 0,28)
Tourism Companies             CYP     47.864    84,37  (-0,59)
Trading Companies             CYP    130.788    29,85  ( 0,74)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.606    54,27  ( 0,85)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     54.773     7,09  (-1,39)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     60.231    24,65  (-1,28)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    23,49  ( 4,63)
Hotels                        CYP     82.963    70,79  (-0,13)
Other Companies               CYP    148.948   119,27  (-0,77)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Spokesman: We hope the Turkish side will revise its position

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Spokesman: We hope the Turkish side will revise its positions

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CAN) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou has said that the solution of the Cyprus problem cannot be the result of a middle of the road arrangement between two different things, federation and confederation, and stressed that insistence by the Turkish side on two separate states in Cyprus will lead nowhere, adding that the Greek Cypriot side has conveyed this message to foreign mediators involved in the Cyprus peace effort.

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

On Tuesday (Feb 19) the weather will be fine with some patchy clouds. Winds will be variable, mainly westerly, gentle 3 beaufort and locally 4 beaufort, over slight seas. Temperatures will reach 5 degrees Celsius over the highest peaks of Troodos and 10 degrees along the coast. Maximum temperatures will range from 10 to 20 degrees.

On Wednesday (Feb 20) the weather will be mainly fine. Winds will prevail westerly, gentle to moderate, 3 to 4 beaufort, over slight to moderate seas. The minimum temperature will range from 5 degrees over the highest peaks of Troodos to 10 degrees along the coast. Maximum temperatures will range from 10 to 20 degrees.

On Thursday (Feb 21) the weather will be mainly fine but will gradually become cloudy with local showers in the afternoon.

Showers are also expected on Friday (Feb 22). Temperatures will drop slightly.

[08] Greek and Turkish Cypriot party leaders meet

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Greek and Turkish Cypriot party leaders meet

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- Leaders and representatives of Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties expressed here today their unanimous support and readiness to organise bicommunal events in Cyprus.

[09] Armenian Defence Minister to visit Cyprus

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Armenian Defence Minister to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sargsyan will arrive in Cyprus on February 20 for a five-day official visit, during which he will sign an interstate agreement with his Cypriot counterpart Sokratis Hasikos.

[10] FIFA President to visit Cyprus

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FIFA President to visit Cyprus

Nicosia Feb 18 (CNA) -- World Football Federation (FIFA) President Joseph Blatter will pay a one-day official visit to Cyprus on March 1 and 2 at the invitation of the Cyprus Football Federation (CFF).

[11] Abbot of Kykkos Monastery promoted to Bishop

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Abbot of Kykkos Monastery promoted to Bishop

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) - The Holy Synod of Cyprus today declared the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Nikiforos, "worthy" Bishop of Kykkos.

[12] UN envoy calls on two sides to think seriously

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UN envoy calls on two sides to think seriously

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) - UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto has called on the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides to think seriously about what they have discussed so far in the past few weeks, in the context of the direct talks, and try and address each other's legitimate concerns and fears.

[13] Foreign Minister holds meetings in Germany

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Foreign Minister holds meetings in Germany

Nicosia, Feb 18 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, who is in Berlin on a three-day visit, met today with Germany's Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of European Affairs Christoph Zopel whom he briefed on the efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem, within the framework of the direct talks between the leaders of the two communities on the island.

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