Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-02

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus: One step forward towards completion of accession talks

[02] President Clerides’ statements on Cyprus ahead of NY meetings

[03] Cyprus should make use of all EU benefits

[04] Vassiliou reports progress on British Bases issue

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Water levels on the rise but frugality still necessary

[08] Blair reaffirms Britain's interest in Cyprus talks

[09] Hain says give-and-take necessary in Cyprus talks

[10] Verheugen defends Cyprus at Commissioners' meeting

[11] President Clerides arrives in New York for meeting with Annan

[12] Koffi Annan - Statements - Cyprus talks

[01] Cyprus: One step forward towards completion of accession talks

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Cyprus: One step forward towards completion of accession talks

by Nikos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 2 (CNA) -- The 10th meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference at a ministerial level in Brussels allowed Cyprus to make one step forward towards completion of the accession negotiations with the European Union, after significant progress was made in the agriculture chapter.

The President of the Council of Ministers welcomed Cyprus' progress while Enlargement Commissioner assured the Cypriot side that the strategy and deadline for accession is clear and will not change for anything.

Cyprus was represented at the meeting by Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, Chief of the Negotiating Team for the island's accession to the EU, George Vassiliou, Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the EU, ambassador Theophilos Theophilou, and officers and diplomats of the negotiating team.

In his speech, Kasoulides referred to the efforts made by the Cyprus side to adopt and implement the acquis communautaire, noting Cyprus is fully ready for the European Council. He said Cyprus has additional reasons to be ready and part of the European family.

[02] President Clerides’ statements on Cyprus ahead of NY meetings

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President Clerides' statements on Cyprus ahead of NY meetings

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has stated that, according to what the Greek Cypriot sides knows, the UN Secretary-General will not submit any written thoughts or ideas for a solution to the Cyprus problem during the New York talks on 3 and 4 October.

Clerides, who spoke last night before his departure to London on his way to New York, also said it seems the island's accession to the European Union (EU) will take place without any problems and the direct talks for a Cyprus settlement will continue even if no solution is achieved before accession to the EU.

The President, who will hold talks tomorrow and Friday with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said the fact that the talks will continue if there is no solution after we enter the EU, is not only the Secretary-General's position but also the position of the EU.

[03] Cyprus should make use of all EU benefits

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Cyprus should make use of all EU benefits

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) -- Cyprus will have to take advantage of all the benefits of the European Union so that it can become one of the best member states, said the head of Cyprus Negotiating Team for Accession, George Vassiliou, and visiting Leopold Maurer, head of the EU Negotiating Team for Cyprus.

[04] Vassiliou reports progress on British Bases issue

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Vassiliou reports progress on British Bases issue

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) -- Chief Negotiator for Cyprus Accession to the European Union, George Vassiliou, stated today that a great deal has been achieved regarding the implementation of the acquis communautaire in the British Bases areas in Cyprus.

Speaking after meeting Leopold Maurer, head of the EU negotiating team for Cyprus, Vassiliou said what will apply in the Bases is the common agriculture policy, the Schengen regulations which means freedom of movement while there will be a customs union, social grants and other similar issues.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,60   ( 0,15)

Traded Value                  CYP    196.164

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     95.902   327,32   ( 0,38)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     58.130    91,06   ( 0,44)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     17.814    78,82   (-0,86)
Insurance Companies           CYP      3.330    19,44   (-0,05)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     10.303    64,77   (-2,04)
Tourism Companies             CYP      4.225   106,68   ( 2,15)
Trading Companies             CYP     20.391    18,91   ( 0,64)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     21.439    59,40   ( 0,59)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      8.923     3,42   (-3,39)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      3.399    13,81   ( 0,51)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    15,61   (-1,01)
Hotels                        CYP     15.802    46,36   (-0,41)
Other Companies               CYP     25.095    81,59   ( 1,20)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                  25          22          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  29          24          CLOUDY
Limassol                 27          23          CLOUDY
Paphos                   27          23          CLOUDY

[07] Water levels on the rise but frugality still necessary

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Water levels on the rise but frugality still necessary

Nicosia, Oct 2 (CNA) - Rainfall during a period spanning twelve months, from 1 Oct 2001 until 30 Sep 2002, reached 120% of average expectations, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Costas Themistocleous said today. He cautioned the public however to be frugal in using water.

[08] Blair reaffirms Britain's interest in Cyprus talks

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Blair reaffirms Britain's interest in Cyprus talks

by Kyriacos Tsioupras

Blackpool, Oct 2 (CNA) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reassured House of Representatives President and leftwing AKEL General Secretary Demetris Christofias that his government will continue to work towards a solution of the Cyprus problem and the island's accession to the European Union.

Blair and Christofias met last night at a dinner on the sidelines of the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool.

[09] Hain says give-and-take necessary in Cyprus talks

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Hain says give-and-take necessary in Cyprus talks

London, Oct 2 (CNA) - British Minister for Europe and Labour MP Peter Hain said today that there must be give-and-take on both sides for any negotiation to succeed, with talks on the Cyprus problem being no exception. ''Neither side is going to get all of what it wants'', he pointed out.

Addressing the Labour Party Conference, Hain assured that Britain remains committed to the 1999 Helsinki European Council decisions, that said a Cyprus settlement was not a precondition for accession to the EU, but would facilitate it.

[10] Verheugen defends Cyprus at Commissioners' meeting

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Verheugen defends Cyprus at Commissioners' meeting

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 2 (CNA) - European Commissioner on Enlargement Gunter Verheugen has stressed there can be no enlargement without Cyprus, adding that if there is one country that meets the criteria and must join the Union, that country is Cyprus.

[11] President Clerides arrives in New York for meeting with Annan

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President Clerides arrives in New York for meeting with Annan

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 2 (CNA) - Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has arrived in New York, for talks with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, as part of the UN-led ongoing peace talks to solve the Cyprus problem.

Speaking on arrival at Waldorf Astoria hotel, the President told reporters ''there is nothing that can make us say Turkey's policy has changed on the Cyprus problem, as far as a solution is concerned''.

[12] Koffi Annan - Statements - Cyprus talks

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Annan does not intend to present paper or plan in NY

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 2 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan does not intend to give ''a plan'' or ''a paper'' to Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Dentkash during his two days of talks with them in New York, on 3-4 October.

Annan thinks that ''at this stage'', February's presidential elections in Cyprus are not an obstacle to the peace process.

Talking with Greek journalists, this morning, at the UN headquarters, Kofi Annan expressed hope that both leaders ''will come here to discuss honestly with me what efforts have been made to make progress in the talks.''

''The last time I met with them'', he added, ''it was the beginning of September. It is about a month, and I would want to review with them what has happened since then, and how we move forward as we get to the end of the year''.

Annan explained that when he met with them in May, there were indications that progress was possible to be made by the end of the year''.

''The end of the year is around the corner, so I want to review with them how we get there'', the Secretary General said.

Answering to a question by CNA, about the reaction of the parties to his recommendations when he met Clerides and Denktash in Paris in early September, Annan said that when he sits down with them tomorrow in the presence of his special adviser on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto, ''we will review what progress has been made. And I think you too will have a chance to talk with them directly''.

Asked if he intends to give a plan or paper at the meetings, he said that he has ''no intention of doing more than I have said'' .

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