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CONTENTS

[01] Cypriot parties express hope for functional settlement

[02] Cyprus President meets UN Undersecretary General

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] UN Under Secretary meets House President

[06] Hungarian President to pay state visit to Cyprus

[07] Turkish Cypriot politicians say sides should solve Cyprus problem

[08] Irish Ambassador: No new Accession Treaty, no permanent derogations

[09] JPC Chairpersons: Solution should guarantee functionality

[10] JPC: Turkey's EU course unimaginable without a Cyprus settlement

[01] Cypriot parties express hope for functional settlement

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Cypriot parties express hope for functional settlement

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) -- The Greek Cypriot Environmentalist Movement and the Turkish Cypriot Peace and Democracy Movement have expressed hope for the achievement of a workable solution to the Cyprus problem.

Speaking after a meeting yesterday between delegations of the two parties, General Secretary of the Environmentalist Movement Giorgos Perdikis said that the document given to the two sides in Cyprus by the UN chief's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto ''is mutilation of the talks and virtually the positions of the two sides are mutilated''.

[02] Cyprus President meets UN Undersecretary General

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Cyprus President meets UN Undersecretary General

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos met today with UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast to discuss developments in the UN-led process aiming to reach a settlement of the Cyprus problem by May 1st.

Prendergast, who was accompanied by UN Secretary-General's special adviser for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, refrained from making any statements after the meeting, noting that whatever he has to say he will say it at the airport tomorrow, upon his departure.

Invited to say if the Greek Cypriot side has given its answer to the document handed over to the two sides by De Soto, President Papadopoulos said ''there is no answer. We will discuss the document.''

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 17 (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)
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Nicosia                 18             6           FAIR
Larnaca                 19             6           FAIR
Limassol                19             8           FAIR
Paphos                  17             8           FAIR

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,83   ( 0,01)

Traded Value                  CYP    383,622

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    227.424   374,39   (-0,55)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.275,12   ( 0,11)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     210.989  108,50   (-0,19)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      11.043   74,61   (-0,73)
Insurance Companies           CYP       1.845   18,45   ( 3,83)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      21.490   55,13   (-1,13)
Tourism Companies             CYP       2.291   57,26   (-1,28)
Trading Companies             CYP      14.341   23,95   ( 0,59)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      12.474   73,18   ( 2,31)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      23.255    3,02   (-2,58)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      10.299   10,22   (-1,54)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   10,81   (-0,18)
Hotels                        CYP      12.413   35,51   ( 1,25)
Other Companies               CYP      35.215   70,57   (-0,17)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] UN Under Secretary meets House President

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UN Under Secretary meets House President

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) - UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast met here today with House President Demetris Christofias and exchanged views with him on the course of UN-led negotiations aimed at reuniting Cyprus.

Speaking after the meeting, Christofias said he conveyed to the UN official the messages of the Greek Cypriot side and asked that they be communicated to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

[06] Hungarian President to pay state visit to Cyprus

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Hungarian President to pay state visit to Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) - President of the Republic of Hungary Ferenc Madl arrives in Cyprus tomorrow afternoon for a state visit, heading a multimember delegation.

[07] Turkish Cypriot politicians say sides should solve Cyprus problem

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Turkish Cypriot politicians say sides should solve Cyprus problem

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) - Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Cypriot United Cyprus Party Ozker Ozgur said today that the Cyprus problem should be solved by the Cypriots themselves by May 1st, when the island will officially join the EU, noting there was no doubt that if third parties solved it for them, then it would be ''in their own interests''.

[08] Irish Ambassador: No new Accession Treaty, no permanent derogations

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Irish Ambassador: No new Accession Treaty, no permanent derogations

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) ---- Neither the EU Presidency nor the Commission favour a renegotiation of the Accession Treaty, signed between Cyprus and EU last April, Irish Ambassador John Swift said here today, at the last meeting of the Cyprus - EU Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

[09] JPC Chairpersons: Solution should guarantee functionality

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JPC Chairpersons: Solution should guarantee functionality

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) --- The solution of the Cyprus problem should guarantee the functionality of the state and include no unacceptable permanent derogations from the acquis communautaire, co-chairpersons of the Joint Cyprus - EU Parliamentary Committee Nicos Cleanthous and Mechtild Rothe stressed today.

Rothe and Cleanthous were speaking during a press conference that marked the conclusion of the last JPC session.

[10] JPC: Turkey's EU course unimaginable without a Cyprus settlement

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JPC: Turkey's EU course unimaginable without a Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Mar 17 (CNA) -- European Union and Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) warned today Turkey that the absence of a Cyprus settlement could hinder its European aspirations, urging at the same time Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to fully engage in the UN-led talks aiming at reaching a settlement before May 1, when Cyprus becomes an EU member.

''Failure to resolve the Cyprus problem will pose a serious obstacle to Turkey's European ambitions,'' said the JPC, which wrapped up today its last meeting, in its final recommendation.

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