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

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CONTENTS

[01] UN Under Secretary General to sit at Cyprus talks

[02] Cyprus President adheres to May 1deadline for solution

[03] Cypriots should decide without outside interference, says Russian envoy

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Status of territories to be returned discussed at talks

[07] Foreign Ministry condemns attacks in Iraq & Pakistan

[08] UN Under SG continues contacts

[09] British FS says if no solution, a divided Cyprus will enter the EU

[01] UN Under Secretary General to sit at Cyprus talks

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UN Under Secretary General to sit at Cyprus talks

United Nations, Mar 3 (CNA) -- UN Under Secretary General for political affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast will sit in on the talks, currently underway in Cyprus, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard has said.

[02] Cyprus President adheres to May 1deadline for solution

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Cyprus President adheres to May 1 deadline for solution

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has stressed that his objective remains to find a negotiated settlement by May 1, when Cyprus joins the European Union.

He said he wants to engage in substantive negotiations on core issues and not in an exchange of extreme positions.

[03] Cypriots should decide without outside interference, says Russian envoy

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Cypriots must decide without outside interference, says Russian envoy

by Maria Antouna

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) -- Russia believes that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots should decide about their future without any outside pressure, Alexander Alekseyev, the Russian Foreign Ministry special envoy on Cyprus, has said.

In an interview with CNA, on conclusion of his meetings here, he said it would be difficult to predict what would happen if there is no solution by May 1, the set deadline for the conclusion of this latest effort under UN auspices to reunite Cyprus and enable it to join the European Union.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 3 (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                 22            12           CLOUDY
Larnaca                 22            14           OVERCAST
Limassol                21            15           OVERCAST
Paphos                  21            15           OVERCAST

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               87,79   (-1,36)

Traded Value                  CYP    673.736

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    493.553   376,80   (-1,68)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.434,93   ( 0,81)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     439.806  109,19   (-1,76)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      30.901   75,26   (-1,57)
Insurance Companies           CYP       1.374   16,77   (-2,27)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       8.415   57,58   (-0,43)
Tourism Companies             CYP       9.149   61,64   ( 1,35)
Trading Companies             CYP      25.865   24,29   (-1,22)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      33.592   70,87   (-0,48)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      13.690    3,24   (-1,22)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      23.260   10,65   (-2,92)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP       3.201   11,10   (-1,16)
Hotels                        CYP       3.973   36,51   (-1,11)
Other Companies               CYP      36.011   71,64   (-0,83)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Status of territories to be returned discussed at talks

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Status of territories to be returned discussed at talks

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said that today's discussions for a political settlement focused on the status of the territories, now under Turkish occupation, which will be returned to Greek Cypriots under an eventual deal.

''We are trying to safeguard that areas to be returned are put under the supervision of the Security Council for the period prescribed in the UN peace proposal under negotiation, until they are actually handed to the Greek Cypriot side,'' President Papadopoulos said.

[07] Foreign Ministry condemns attacks in Iraq & Pakistan

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Foreign Ministry condemns attacks in Iraq & Pakistan

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus strongly condemns the attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq and Pakistan, which led to a great loss of innocent human life.

[08] UN Under SG continues contacts

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UN Under SG continues contacts

Nicosia, Mar 3 (CNA) UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast continued his contacts on the island with meetings this afternoon with President Tassos Papadopoulos and House President Demetris Christofias.

He said he had a very good working meeting with President Papadopoulos.

[09] British FS says if no solution, a divided Cyprus will enter the EU

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British FS says if no solution, a divided Cyprus will enter the EU

By Kyriacos Tsioupras

London, Mar 3 (CNA) British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said that if no agreement can be reached on Cyprus, a divided Cyprus will enter the European Union.

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