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CONTENTS

[01] Australia's Cyprus envoy: Denktash paper ''unacceptable''

[02] Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

[03] Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

[04] Cyprus Foreign Minister on official visit to Qatar

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[06] UN Under-Secretary General arrives Tuesday

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Turkish Cypriot side responds to Greek Cypriot side's positions

[10] Cypriot parties urge international community to support settlement

[11] Christofias calls for US influence for positive result of talks

[12] New Supreme Court President sworn in

[13] Russia says positive outcome of Cyprus talks very important

[14] UN senior official visits Cyprus to be briefed on ongoing talks

[01] Australia's Cyprus envoy: Denktash paper ''unacceptable''

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Australia's Cyprus envoy: Denktash paper ''unacceptable''

by Maria Myles

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- Jim Short, Australia's Cyprus envoy, has said that time is running out in the race to meet the deadlines set out by the UN on a political settlement and stresses that tough and substantive negotiations have to take place in the weeks ahead if a solution is to be found by May 1 when Cyprus joins the European Union.

In an interview with CNA, after concluding his visit here, Short said a paper Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash tabled last week at the talks is ''clearly unacceptable'' and pointed out that it would be inconceivable to use that document as a basis for negotiation.

He believes that there has been a fundamental change in approach in Ankara with regard to the question of Cyprus and thinks that neither Greece nor Turkey are too keen on actually getting involved in the talks, which resumed on February 19 under UN Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto.

''I came away from Ankara with a very positive impression compared with my previous visit about a year ago, there has been a fundamental change in approach and feeling in Turkey and I was very encouraged by that,'' Short said after his recent tour of Athens, Ankara and Nicosia as well as Washington and New York.

[02] Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

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Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

Nicosia, Feb 27 (CNA) -- Neither UN Secretary-General's Cyprus special adviser Alvaro de Soto nor US State Department Cyprus Special Coordinator Thomas Weston will dictate to me how to conduct the negotiations, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stressed today.

[03] Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

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Neither UN nor US envoy will dictate how to conduct talks, says Cyprus President

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- Neither UN Secretary-General's Cyprus special adviser Alvaro de Soto nor US State Department Cyprus Special Coordinator Thomas Weston will dictate to me how to conduct the negotiations, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stressed today.

[04] Cyprus Foreign Minister on official visit to Qatar

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Cyprus Foreign Minister on official visit to Qatar

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- Speaker of the Parliament of Qatar Khaled bin Mohamed Al-Khater has said that the Greek Cypriot side is very seriously committed to finding a political settlement to the Cyprus problem as soon as possible.

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Thuesday and Wednesday: 02/03/2004 to 03/03/2004 -------------------- The weather will be cloudy with mainly medium and high cloud and thin dust suspended in the atmoshpher. Risk of isolated showers. Probability of mist patches and low cloud towards dawn.

WIND: N'ly to Ne'ly moderate locally fresh becoming E'ly to Se'ly.

STATE OF SEA: Moderate

TEMPERATURE: Maximum temperature 18 to 22 C inland, 20 to 24 C over coastal areas and 14 to 18 C over Prodromos.

Minimum temperature 11 to 13 C inland, 13 to 15 over coastal areas and 10 to 12 C over Prodromos.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 04/03/2004 to 05/03/2004 ------------------------------ On Thursday, the weather will be rather cloudy with probability of isolated showers in the afternoon. Probability of dust or haze. No significant change in temperature.

On Friday, the weather will be cloudy at times with rain or thunderstroms. Precipitation over Troodos mountains will fall as snow. The Temperature is expected to decrease.

[06] UN Under-Secretary General arrives Tuesday

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UN Under-Secretary General arrives Tuesday

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast arrives in Cyprus Tuesday for contacts with the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 1 (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                 21            12           CLOUDY
Larnaca                 24            14           CLOUDY
Limassol                21            15           CLOUDY
Paphos                  20            16           CLOUDY

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               88,45   ( 0,83)

Traded Value                  CYP    691.848

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    405.601   380,50   ( 0,97)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.346,35   ( 0,74)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     326.719  110,07   ( 1,55)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      63.176   75,79   ( 0,30)
Insurance Companies           CYP       2.270   16,86   (-0,35)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      53.380   57,70   ( 0,28)
Tourism Companies             CYP       4.597   61,92   ( 0,90)
Trading Companies             CYP      57.235   24,52   ( 0,57)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      15.446   70,65   ( 0,00)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       2.958    3,30   ( 0,61)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      59.886   11,02   ( 1,29)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP       2.221   10,98   (-0,45)
Hotels                        CYP      11.364   36,53   (-0,92)
Other Companies               CYP      48.422   72,55   ( 0,10)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Turkish Cypriot side responds to Greek Cypriot side's positions

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Turkish Cypriot side responds to Greek Cypriot side's positions

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said that during today's meeting in the framework of the UN-led talks aimed at a Cyprus settlement, between him and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot side made its remarks on what the Greek Cypriot side had raised during last week's talks.

Speaking after his return to the Presidential Palace from the talks, Papadopoulos said ''we also discussed the other issues of the first group and we also submitted our positions on the status we want for the territories that will be returned.''

Asked if Denktash expressed his positions on these issues, Papadopoulos said ''we explained our positions and he will express his own tomorrow I suppose.''

[10] Cypriot parties urge international community to support settlement

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Cypriot parties urge international community to support settlement

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) -- Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties have called upon the international community to commit to politically and financially supporting the solution of the Cyprus problem.

[11] Christofias calls for US influence for positive result of talks

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Christofias calls for US influence for positive result of talks

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) - Cypriot House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias called on US State Department Coordinator for Cyprus Thomas Weston to exert all his influence on the Turkish Cypriot side in order to get a positive result from the negotiations for a Cyprus settlement ''so that a reunited Cyprus can enter the EU''.

Welcoming Weston, who gave assurances that the US is willing to support the implementation of a settlement, Christofias said his visit comes at the most crucial stage of the Cyprus problem.

[12] New Supreme Court President sworn in

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New Supreme Court President sworn in

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said that despite the negotiations for a Cyprus settlement and a possible solution, the state must function smoothly.

[13] Russia says positive outcome of Cyprus talks very important

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Russia says positive outcome of Cyprus talks very important

Nicosia, Mar 1 (CNA) - Director of the third European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Alekseyev said today that the positive outcome of the talks aiming at solving the Cyprus question is important.

[14] UN senior official visits Cyprus to be briefed on ongoing talks

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UN senior official visits Cyprus to be briefed on ongoing talks

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Mar 1 (CNA) - United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast arrives in Cyprus tomorrow to be briefed on the course of the UN-led talks aiming at solving the Cyprus question, the UN Secretary-General's Spokesman Fred Eckhard said today.

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