Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-02-16

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CONTENTS

[01] UN top envoy on Cyprus arrives Thursday for resumption of talks

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] France welcomes resumption of Cyprus peace talks

[04] Greek FM: Cyprus closer to solution than ever before

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] EU Commissioner expresses readiness to help Cyprus

[01] UN top envoy on Cyprus arrives Thursday for resumption of talks

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UN top envoy on Cyprus arrives Tuesday for resumption of talks

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) -- Alvaro de Soto, UN Secretary General's special envoy on Cyprus, arrives here Tuesday ahead of the start of intensive negotiations on Thursday to find a negotiated settlement, having had contacts in Dublin and Brussels.

De Soto is currently in Ireland, which holds the rotating European Union presidency, to talk to senior government officials who deal with the question of Cyprus.

John Paul Kavanaugh, who has served in the past in Cyprus as a senior UN political adviser, is currently at the Irish foreign ministry as deputy political director and has recently visited the island.

Following his consultations in Dublin, de Soto will fly on to Brussels where he is due to meet EU Commissioner responsible for enlargement Gunter Verheugen, who is also heading to Cyprus on Wednesday, a day before the peace talks resume.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 16/02/2004 to 17/02/2004 --------------------

Some cloudiness and localized showers are expected, as well as isolated thunderstorms. On the highest peaks of Troodos mountain there will be snowfall on Tuesday. Winds will be light, variable, 3-4 BF.

Temperature on Tuesday will be around 14C inland, 16C on the coast and 5 C on the higher mountain regions, with slightly lower temperatures on Wednesday. The sea state will be slight to moderate.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 18/02/2004 to 19/02/2004 ------------------------------ On Thursday there will be improvement in the weather conditions, with a moderate probability of rainfall in some areas during the morning.

On Friday the weather will be good, with transient cloudiness and further warming of temperatures.

[03] France welcomes resumption of Cyprus peace talks

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France welcomes resumption of Cyprus peace talks

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) -- France has welcomed the resumption of negotiations this week with a view at finding a political settlement by May 1 this year, when Cyprus will join the European Union, a spokesman for the foreign ministry has said.

[04] Greek FM: Cyprus closer to solution than ever before

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Greek FM: Cyprus closer to solution than ever before

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Feb 16 (CNA) -- A political settlement in Cyprus is now closer than it has ever been in the past, Greece's new Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannitsis said here today, as he assumed his post.

Handing over to his successor, George Papandreou said a solution in the coming weeks or months would be a ''moment of historic change'' that would allow Greece to have new goals.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                 14             1           CLOUDY
Larnaca                 15             3           RAIN
Limassol                14             5           FAIR
Paphos                  16             7           CLOUDY

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               90,81   ( 5,64)

Traded Value                  CYP  3.362.708

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  2.249.787   394,44   ( 6,98)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.379,44   ( 0,01)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP  2.010.516   113,44   ( 6,58)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    132.839    78,77   ( 6,13)
Insurance Companies           CYP     28.558    16,99   ( 8,29)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     68.970    58,91   ( 3,73)
Tourism Companies             CYP     12.840    56,73   ( 2,11)
Trading Companies             CYP     88.946    23,76   ( 5,65)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     39.702    72,33   ( 4,33)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     21.500     3,43   ( 6,19)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    116.028    11,55   ( 7,34)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,79   ( 5,93)
Hotels                        CYP     29.225    37,42   ( 2,72)
Other Companies               CYP    208.078    75,77   ( 4,99)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] EU Commissioner expresses readiness to help Cyprus

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EU Commissioner expresses readiness to help Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 16 (CNA) -- European Commissioner for Internal Market and Taxation Frits Bolkestein reiterated here today the Commission's willingness to help Cyprus in the renewed effort to find a negotiated settlement before the country joins the Union.

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