Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-03-02

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus talks continue Tuesday

[02] Cyprus FM holds meetings in Qatar

[03] European Ombudsman informs Cypriots on their rights

[04] British Minister pledges UK’s full support to Cyprus talks

[05] Cyprus Labour Minister in Brussels for Employment Council

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Cypriot Foreign Minister says Ankara decides for Turkish Cypriots

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] Cypriot President: not a productive meeting today

[10] UN senior official: my visit expresses Kofi Annan's interest in Cyprus

[11] Greek Foreign Minister discusses Cyprus with US envoy

[12] Cyprus solution in line with UN resolutions, says Russian official

[13] Information campaign on EU matters begins

[01] Cyprus talks continue Tuesday

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Cyprus talks continue Tuesday

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Todays meeting within the framework of the UN-led negotiations aimed at resolving the Cyprus problem by May 1 will deal with the issues, which began yesterday, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said.

Before his seventh meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, Papadopoulos also said it was not a matter of disagreement but rather an issue of how things are estimated, when invited to comment on statements made on Monday by three of his ministers over the cost of a solution.

It is not a disagreement. It is a matter of assessment whether (the cost) is tolerable or what is preferable and which is the greatest, President Papadopoulos remarked.

Reresponding to questions about todays procedure, President Papadopoulos said we continue with the issues that began yesterday.

The Cypriot President said he did not want to comment on statements made on Monday in Nicosia by US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus Thomas Weston.

The US envoy left early this morning for Athens where he will hold talks with Greece's Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannitsis.

[02] Cyprus FM holds meetings in Qatar

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Cyprus FM holds meetings in Qatar

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Qatars Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani said his country had always supported and would continue to support, as a matter of principle, the unity of Cyprus.

The Emir, who made this statement during a meeting on Monday in Qatar with Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou, expressed the wish that efforts for a solution to the Cyprus problem would be successful.

[03] European Ombudsman informs Cypriots on their rights

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European Ombudsman informs Cypriots on their rights

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) Cyprus accession course is a fact and whatever happens, the island will join the European Union on 1st of May, 2004, pledged European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamantouros, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus as part of a tour of the ten acceding countries.

He told a press conference on Monday that his tour aimed at enlightening the leaderships of the new EU countries on the duties of the European Ombudsman and the rights that European citizens have and now they can exercise them.

Cypriot Ombudswoman Eliana Nicolaou said Diamantouros visit would contribute to closes relations of the two offices and a thorough enlightenment of Cypriots on the islands EU accession.

Diamantouros said his office provides citizens an alternative method to exercise their rights and his duties concern only violations of European law by European institutions and it is not an appeals court where disgruntled EU citizens can resort if they are not happy with a decision taken at a national level.

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[04] British Minister pledges UK’s full support to Cyprus talks

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British Minister pledges UKs full support to Cyprus talks

By Kyriacos Tsioupras

[05] Cyprus Labour Minister in Brussels for Employment Council

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Cyprus Labour Minister in Brussels for Employment Council

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,00   ( 0,62)

Traded Value                  CYP    961.791

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    677.271   383,24   ( 0,72)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.383,48   ( 0,58)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     609.328  111,15   ( 0,98)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      54.515   76,46   ( 0,88)
Insurance Companies           CYP         322   17,16   ( 1,78)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      21.327   57,83   ( 0,23)
Tourism Companies             CYP       4.824   60,82   (-1,78)
Trading Companies             CYP      52.068   24,59   ( 0,29)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      21.669   71,21   ( 0,79)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      17.049    3,28   (-0,61)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      32.108   10,97   (-0,45)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         160   11,23   ( 2,28)
Hotels                        CYP       7.633   36,92   ( 1,07)
Other Companies               CYP      35.224   72,24   (-0,43)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Cypriot Foreign Minister says Ankara decides for Turkish Cypriots

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Cypriot Foreign Minister says Ankara decides for Turkish Cypriots

Larnaca, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou said today that decisions of the Turkish side on the Cyprus problem are always taken in Ankara and that the current phase is no exception.

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 2 (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 22 15 CLOUDY Paphos 22 13 CLOUDY

[09] Cypriot President: not a productive meeting today

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Cypriot President: not a productive meeting today

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos believes that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's tactics and positions are undermining the first of three phases of UN-led talks, which he said is the most important one.

Speaking after today's meeting with Denktash, he said it was not productive at all, even though it was longer than previous encounters.

[10] UN senior official: my visit expresses Kofi Annan's interest in Cyprus

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UN senior official: my visit expresses Kofi Annan's interest in Cyprus

Larnaca, Mar 2 (CNA) -- UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prentergast said that his brief visit to Cyprus indicates the UN Secretary General's increased personal interest in the ongoing negotiations that began under UN auspices on February 19 between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

[11] Greek Foreign Minister discusses Cyprus with US envoy

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Greek Foreign Minister discusses Cyprus with US envoy

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Greece's Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannitsis believes that there is reasonable hope that the question of Cyprus will soon be resolved.

[12] Cyprus solution in line with UN resolutions, says Russian official

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Cyprus solution in line with UN resolutions, says Russian official

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) -- A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official, Alexander Alekseyev, has stressed that a political settlement in Cyprus should take into consideration UN resolutions and added that common interest dictates that the question of Cyprus, a long standing problem, should be resolved.

Cyprus House President Demetris Christofias said Russia continues to monitor closely with interest developments in Cyprus and to back a solution on the basis of UN resolutions.

''Now it is a very important moment in the search of a political settlement and I reiterated the basic elements of our position on the Cyprus settlement, including a solution that would take into account the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, which is very important,'' Alekseyev, director of the third European department at the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

[13] Information campaign on EU matters begins

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Information campaign on EU matters begins

Nicosia, Mar 2 (CNA) -- Government officials announced today the start of an information campaign on what Cyprus' accession to the European Union actually means and how EU membership will affect the everyday life of Cypriots.

Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said the first phase of this coordinated effort will last six months and will use the media to brief the public at large through weekly television programmes, radio programmes, articles in the printed press, leaflets to be sent to all households, seminars and other events.

He said information about various aspects of EU integration will also be available on the Press and Information Office website at the following address www.moi.gov.cy/pio.

''The delegation of the European Commission here, the European Institute, the Cyprus News Agency, the European Centre of Information at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Academy of Public Administration will all contribute towards to this campaign,'' he added.

Takis Hadjidemetriou, Harmonisation Coordinator, said accession will signal the biggest change in Cypriot society, in the way the country is run and in the daily life of the local population.

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