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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Representative addresses UN General Assembly

[02] Sweden backs Cyprus' EU membership

[03] Rights of enclaved children raised before UN General Assembly

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] There is time for a settlement by December, says Alvaro de Soto

[07] Finnish FM calls on both sides to work for a solution

[08] Clerides: UN direct talks to resume after November 15

[01] Cyprus Representative addresses UN General Assembly

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Cyprus Representative addresses UN General Assembly

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 17 (CNA) -- ''Though progress had been made on a number of questions, there were still many long-standing problems, including the question of Cyprus, that remained unresolved, due primarily to the lack of political will and the refusal to implement mandatory resolutions and decisions taken by the Council.''

[02] Sweden backs Cyprus' EU membership

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Sweden backs Cyprus' EU membership

Nicosia, Oct 17 (CNA) -- Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh has said her government insists on the European Union decision that a political settlement in Cyprus would facilitate the country's accession but it is not a precondition for it.

Lindh also said that Turkey cannot begin membership talks with the EU until it meets fully the Copenhagen criteria.

The minister outlined these positions in reply to questions by ministry officers following the publication by the European Commission of a progress report on Cyprus' accession course last week.

Asked what would happen to Cyprus' application for accession if there is no political solution, she said that the UN is conducting peace talks between the two parties (Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities).

[03] Rights of enclaved children raised before UN General Assembly

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Rights of enclaved children raised before UN General Assembly

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus' Representative at the General Assembly Third Committee, Penelope Erotocritou, pointed out that Greek Cypriot children living in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus are faced with the hard choice to leave their families once they complete elementary school to attend secondary education in the government-controlled areas.

In her address before the committee's special session on children, Erotocritou said the only other choice they have, is to stay with their families and be deprived of education. This is a very hard choice that children should not be forced to make.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               83,81   ( 0,38)

Traded Value                  CYP    425.641

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    265.965   318,84   ( 0,62)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    179.142    89,00   ( 0,95)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     17.440    76,97   (-0,57)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.885    19,05   (-0,57)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     47.379    60,29   ( 0,08)
Tourism Companies             CYP      4.851    98,68   (-0,72)
Trading Companies             CYP     19.602    18,98   ( 0,32)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     28.467    61,22   ( 0,81)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      1.288     3,31   (-1,19)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      4.943    16,16   ( 4,06)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        000    15,10   (-1,69)
Hotels                        CYP     18.340    46,78   (-0,19)
Other Companies               CYP     67.124    81,53   (-1,52)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 17(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                  29          16          FINE
Larnaca                  30          18          FINE
Limassol                 29          17          FINE
Paphos                   27          16          FAIR

[06] There is time for a settlement by December, says Alvaro de Soto

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There is time for a settlement by December, says Alvaro de Soto

Larnaca, Oct 17 (CNA) UN Secretary-Generals Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, believes that there is little time left but just enough to reach a political settlement in Cyprus by December.

[07] Finnish FM calls on both sides to work for a solution

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Finnish FM calls on both sides to work for a solution

Larnaca, Oct 17 (CNA) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja urged the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides to seize the ''historic window of opportunity for a Cyprus settlement'', warning both at the same time that a better opportunity may not arise very soon.

Speaking before his departure after completing a three-day official visit here, he said the next few weeks will probably be "decisive" and called on both sides to open this window of opportunity.

[08] Clerides: UN direct talks to resume after November 15

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Clerides: UN direct talks to resume after November 15

Larnaca, Oct 17 (CNA) President Glafcos Clerides has said that the UN Secretary-Generals Special Adviser, Alvaro de Soto, did not convey anything new to him from his discussions in Ankara, adding that due to health problems Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash is facing, the UN-led direct talks are unlikely to resume before November 15.

In statements before his departure to Athens for talks with the Greek leadership, Clerides said UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has not yet decided whether he would put forward a solution plan to the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides.

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