Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-04-11

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CONTENTS

[01] House holds one-minute silence

[02] Non-solution due to ''failings of political will'', says Alvaro de Soto

[03] Christofias pays one-day visit to Moscow

[04] US House calls for resumption of negotiations

[05] Cyprus Parliament welcomes European Parliament decision

[06] Cyprus' demographic data for 2001 issued

[07] Actors in Cyprus unite their voices against war in Iraq

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Dissent among Council members due to differences on principles

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[11] Italy supports Cyprus' EU accession, Antonione says

[12] Argentina's new Ambassador pledges support to UN plan

[13] Christofias says Russia and Cyprus maintain coinciding views

[01] House holds one-minute silence

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House holds one-minute silence

[02] Non-solution due to ''failings of political will'', says Alvaro de Soto

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Non-solution due to ''failings of political will'', says de Soto

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Apr 11 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto believes that the absence of a solution in Cyprus is probably due to ''failings of political will.''

Briefing members of the Security Council, he said that it is difficult to see conditions for a solution as propitious as those that existed in the past three and a half years.

[03] Christofias pays one-day visit to Moscow

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Christofias pays one-day visit to Moscow

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias warned that if UN Secretary General's peace plan for Cyprus is incorporated in a UN Security Council resolution, as a solution to the Cyprus problem and not as the basis for negotiations this will allow Turkey to continue negotiations, insisting on her demand for dual sovereignty.

Christofias, who paid yesterday a one-day working visit to Moscow at the invitation of Russian Federation State Duma Chairman Gennadii Seleznev, said there are many voids and inadequacies in the Annan plan that must be overcome and noted that the situation is not good as Britain and the US, are promoting, at Turkey's demand, the establishment of a confederation (two sovereign states) in Cyprus.

[04] US House calls for resumption of negotiations

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US House calls for resumption of negotiations

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Apr 11 (CNA) -- The US House of Representatives called Thursday on the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders to quickly resume negotiations to settle the Cyprus problem.

It also called on the governments of Turkey and Greece to do their utmost to support the search for a settlement.

[05] Cyprus Parliament welcomes European Parliament decision

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Cyprus Parliament welcomes European Parliament decision

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) -- The Cyprus House of Representatives has welcomed a decision by the European Parliament, which gave its overwhelming approval to Cyprus' accession to the European Union.

[06] Cyprus' demographic data for 2001 issued

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Demographic data for Cyprus for 2001 issued

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus population has increased by 1% in the year 2001 reaching 793,100 compared with 2000, when it was estimated at 785,300.

According to the 2002 Demographic Report released by the Republics Statistical Service, 639,400 or 80.7%, of the islands population consisted of Greek Cypriots, 87,600 or 11%, of Turkish Cypriots and 66,100 or 8.3% of foreign residents.

[07] Actors in Cyprus unite their voices against war in Iraq

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Actors in Cyprus unite their voices against war in Iraq

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) -- Cypriot actors and the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) staged today their opposition to the war in Iraq forming a human chain around the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,97   (-0,54)

Traded Value                  CYP    509.343

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    180.392   333,30   (-1,02)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    131.873    96,01   (-1,14)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     16.631    74,59   (-0,43)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.363    17,98   (-1,37)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     13.054    58,68   (-0,91)
Tourism Companies             CYP     11.056    90,12   (-0,42)
Trading Companies             CYP      9.945    18,24   ( 0,11)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.197    74,27   ( 3,18)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.261     2,96   (-0,67)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     29.153    15,98   ( 0,13)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        479    12,06   ( 2,55)
Hotels                        CYP      3.251    43,77   (-0,11)
Other Companies               CYP     70.916    79,32   (-1,26)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Dissent among Council members due to differences on principles

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Dissent among Council members due to differences on principles

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) -- Differences that have emerged among UN Security Council members with regard to a resolution on the Cyprus peace effort, in relation to Kofi Annan's peace proposal, are due to differences on matters of principle, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said here today.

The Spokesman reiterated that the government considers Kofi Annan's peace plan still on the negotiating table and stressed that it is ready for sincere negotiations on the basis of this plan to reach a settlement.

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 11 (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            6         FAIR
Larnaca                22            8         CLOUDY
Limassol               20           11         CLOUDY
Paphos                 20            8         CLOUDY

[11] Italy supports Cyprus' EU accession, Antonione says

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Italy supports Cyprus' EU accession, Antonione says

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) - Italy's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Roberto Antonione expressed his country's satisfaction that Cyprus will become a member of the European Union, noting that Italy has always supported Cyprus' efforts to join the EU because it considers it a European country.

Antonione was received here today by Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos, who analysed the positions of the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem before and after The Hague meeting and the intransigent position shown by the Turkish side in the negotiations, which led to the collapse of the UN Secretary-General's initiative for a Cyprus settlement.

[12] Argentina's new Ambassador pledges support to UN plan

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Argentina's new Ambassador pledges support to UN plan

Nicosia, Apr 11 (CNA) - Argentina ratified once again its support to the UN Secretary-General's plan for a Cyprus settlement and hopes that the people the Cyprus will promptly achieve a just peace in a united island, the country's new Ambassador in Nicosia Atilio Borberto Molteni said while presenting his credentials to President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos.

Receiving Molteni's credentials, President Papadopoulos expressed appreciation for Argentina's constant support for a workable and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem.

[13] Christofias says Russia and Cyprus maintain coinciding views

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Christofias says Russia and Cyprus maintain coinciding views

Larnaca, Apr 11 (CNA) - House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias expressed here today satisfaction that the Russian Federation's views coincide with those of Cyprus with regard to the Cyprus question.

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