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CONTENTS

[01] Blair: Cyprus will join EU in any event

[02] UN remains hopeful for foundation agreement on Cyprus by EU Summit

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Government ready to erect desalination plant after solution

[06] Omirou and Izcan believe UN plan can be a basis for negotiations

[07] London and Copenhagen concerts in view of Cyprus' EU accession

[08] United Democrats and RTP say UN plan basis for negotiations

[09] Turkey's National Security Council backs Denktash

[10] Kasoulides says Cyprus to join EU even without solution

[01] Blair: Cyprus will join EU in any event

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Blair: Cyprus will join EU in any event

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Nov 29 (CNA) -- British Prime Minister Toni Blair has said that Cyprus will in any event join the EU and noted that it was partly as a result of the representations of the British government that it was made absolutely clear that Cyprus should be able to join the EU even if there is not a final settlement of the Cyprus problem.

Answering a question by British Labour MP Andrew Dismore, Blair said his country wants a settlement and expressed hope that the UN proposals for a comprehensive settlement, put forward November 11 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, ''can be at least the basis for conducting these negotiations reasonably quickly.''

[02] UN remains hopeful for foundation agreement on Cyprus by EU Summit

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UN remains hopeful for foundation agreement on Cyprus by EU Summit

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) -- UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said here today that he remains hopeful that a foundation agreement between the two sides can be achieved by 12 December.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 29 (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                  20          12          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  21          17          CLOUDY
Limassol                 22          17          CLOUDY
Paphos                   25          12          CLOUDY

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 29(CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              104,04   (-0,44)

Traded Value                  CYP  2.600.653

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    798.882   413,72   (-0,40)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    452.283   118,46   (-0,08)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     75.418    89,32   (-1,06)
Insurance Companies           CYP      5.104    23,37   ( 0,30)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     33.807    67,49   (-0,41)
Tourism Companies             CYP      2.698   119,82   ( 1,17)
Trading Companies             CYP     28.633    21,55   (-0,23)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     29.468    71,99   ( 1,31)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     31.476     3,93   (-2,72)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     87.741    23,44   (-3,14)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        316    14,99   ( 3,38)
Hotels                        CYP     43.588    51,81   (-0,92)
Other Companies               CYP  1.572.801    96,79   (-1,06)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Government ready to erect desalination plant after solution

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Government ready to erect desalination plant after solution

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Costas Themistocleous said here today that the government has already made plans to construct in record time, with the Turkish Cypriots, the first desalination plant in the Paralimni area to serve the entire Famagusta district, as soon as there is a solution to the Cyprus problem.

[06] Omirou and Izcan believe UN plan can be a basis for negotiations

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Omirou and Izcan believe UN plan can be a basis for negotiations

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - President of the Movement of Social Democrats Yiannakis Omirou and General Secretary of the Turkish Cypriot ''United Cyprus'' party Izzet Izcan believe that the UN Secretary General's plan for a solution of the Cyprus problem can be a basis for negotiations for a comprehensive settlement.

They also believe that negotiations can continue even after December 12 when the European Council will decide on enlargement and Cyprus' accession to the European Union (EU).

[07] London and Copenhagen concerts in view of Cyprus' EU accession

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London and Copenhagen concerts in view of Cyprus' EU accession

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - The State Chamber Orchestra of Cyprus, under the baton of Polish conductor Maciej Zoltowski, presents a varied example of its increasing repertoire in two concerts in London and Copenhagen in an effort to promote Cyprus' culture in European capitals in view of the island's accession to the EU.

[08] United Democrats and RTP say UN plan basis for negotiations

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United Democrats and RTP say UN plan basis for negotiations

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - The United Democrats and the Republican Turkish Party (RTP) agree that the UN Secretary General's plan for a Cyprus settlement can constitute a basis for negotiations to achieve the soonest possible a solution to the Cyprus problem.

[09] Turkey's National Security Council backs Denktash

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Turkey's National Security Council backs Denktash

Constantinople, Nov 29 (CNA) - Turkey supports Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's stance regarding the negotiating procedure on Cyprus, Turkey's most influential decision-making body, the National Security Council (MGK) said today.

A statement issued after a four-and-a-half hour meeting, said the Council assessed the ''general security and order in the country and was informed on the external and military developments and the latest developments in Cyprus''.

[10] Kasoulides says Cyprus to join EU even without solution

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Kasoulides says Cyprus to join EU even without solution

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - The Greek Cypriot side has ''never stopped efforts to solve the Cyprus problem'', Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides said today, noting that if it is not possible to achieve a solution before December 12, then ''surely we will proceed with accession'' to the European Union (EU).

Speaking to CNA from Stockholm, where he held talks with the Swedish government, Kasoulides referred to ''delays'', which make ''especially difficult'' the possibility of solving the Cyprus problem before the Copenhagen European Council.

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