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CONTENTS

[01] Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement

[02] UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara

[03] Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weston: widespread urgency for a settlement on Cyprus

[08] US welcomes postponement of war-games in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey

[09] Committee on Legal Affairs of Euro Parliament to visit Cyprus

[10] Greek and Turkish Cypriots urge for Cyprus settlement

[11] Philippines Senate President to visit Cyprus

[12] Annan to pay a social visit to Denktash

[01] Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement

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Weston: There is a very good possibility for a just and durable settlement

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus Tomas Weston said here today it is clear ''that we are having a period where we really do have a very good possibility'' for a just and durable settlement to the Cyprus problem.

[02] UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara

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UN envoy meets Cyprus President before leaving for Ankara

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto was received this morning by Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides.

De Soto did not make any statements after the Presidential Palace meeting. He leaves tonight for Ankara, via Athens, where he will hold talks Thursday with Turkish government officials.

[03] Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus

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Zackheos denounces Turkish unacceptable demands for Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Oct 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus Permanent Representative to the UN Sotos Zackheos has denounced the unacceptable demands of the Turkish side for a Cyprus settlement and appealed to the Turkish leadership and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to listen ''to the yearning of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, and indeed all the people of Cyprus, to help find a solution which will enhance and safeguard conditions of peaceful cooperation amongst the two communities in a reunified island and will terminate the division of the country and its people.''

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 30 (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                  24          12          FINE
Larnaca                  26          15          FINE
Limassol                 28          17          FINE
Paphos                   26          16          FINE

[05] Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris

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Kasoulides holds meetings in Paris

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Cyprus can bring together Europe and the Middle East to establish peace and promote economic development in the region, said Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, speaking before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly chaired by Edouard Balladur.

Kasoulides, who is in the French capital for a three-day working visit also met his French counterpart Dominique de Villepin and discussed developments in the Cyprus problem and the islands EU accession course.

Addressing Kasoulides, Balladur referred to the accession course and the economic development of Cyprus, which ranks first among the candidate countries. He also expressed the wish that a united Cyprus can enter the EU in 2004 and recalled the relevant decisions of the 1999 Helsinki European Council and the European Commission report of October 9, 2002, where it was stressed that Cyprus fulfils the Copenhagen political and economic criteria.

Kasoulides described his meeting with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin as very good and friendly, noting they discussed the Cyprus problem and the islands EU accession course.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               94,28   ( 2,67)

Traded Value                  CYP  2.400.193

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.141.079   356,64   ( 3,13)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    654.085   100,84   ( 4,93)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    203.077    84,87   ( 1,45)
Insurance Companies           CYP    122.438    22,36   ( 8,39)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    198.374    65,31   ( 1,86)
Tourism Companies             CYP     29.931   120,40   ( 8,22)
Trading Companies             CYP     71.624    20,72   ( 0,93)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    121.500    67,47   ( 3,74)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     50.906     3,69   ( 6,03)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    175.765    20,57   ( 3,63)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP     15.631    15,95   ( 3,17)
Hotels                        CYP    116.091    50,13   (-0,12)
Other Companies               CYP    442.216    91,55   ( 2,65)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weston: widespread urgency for a settlement on Cyprus

In a brief statement to reporters at the end of his five-day visit to the island, Weston said he is somewhat more optimistic about prospects for a Cyprus settlement and that he was leaving for Berlin and then New York with a somewhat more optimistic feeling because of the sheer sense of urgency.

This has been a very productive visit for me to Cyprus and one more visit than usual because of the urgency we feel in addressing the whole Cyprus question, he said.

[08] US welcomes postponement of war-games in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey

In a statement to CNA, a State Department official said the move would contribute to stability and security in the Aegean region.

[09] Committee on Legal Affairs of Euro Parliament to visit Cyprus

They start their visit with a working breakfast Thursday with the head of the delegation of the European Commission to Cyprus, Adrian van der Meer.

The EP delegation will then meet the Chairman of the Cyprus House Standing Committee on European Affairs, Tassos Papadopoulos and members of the committee.

Before departing, the delegation will confer with Attorney-General Alecos Markides and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Sotiris Sotiriou.

CNA/EC/TT/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[10] Greek and Turkish Cypriots urge for Cyprus settlement

Taking part from the Greek Cypriot side were Christos Stylianides, Androulla Vassiliou, Kate Clerides and Takis Hadjidemetriou and from the Turkish Cypriot side Mustafa Akinci, Vedat Celik, Ali Erel and Kutlay Erk.

[11] Philippines Senate President to visit Cyprus

[12] Annan to pay a social visit to Denktash

He said Annan informed him this morning, ''that it is his intention to try to see Mr. Denktash by the end of this week, if they can find a mutual time. So, I think he is hoping to visit him. This is going to be just a private visit to wish him quick recovery''.

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