Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-03-28

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CONTENTS

[01] British MP says foreign troops on Cyprus soil incompatible with EU

[02] UN Secretary General to host cocktail for sides in Cyprus talks

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus House President calls for self-restraint

[05] Greek FM meets UN envoy on Cyprus

[06] Bicommunal Youth Forum wants Cyprus solution

[07] Socialist International Med. Committee issues declaration on Cyprus

[08] Greek premier arrives in Switzerland

[01] British MP says foreign troops on Cyprus soil incompatible with EU

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British MP says foreign troops on Cyprus soil incompatible with EU

[02] UN Secretary General to host cocktail for sides in Cyprus talks

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UN Secretary General to host cocktail for sides in Cyprus talks

by Athena Arsalidou

Burgenstock, Mar 28 (CNA) --- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan hosts this evening a cocktail for the four delegations that are currently in Burgenstock for the second phase of the Cyprus talks (the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides, Greece and Turkey).

Annan has asked each delegation to be represented at the cocktail by three members, the UN has confirmed.

The Greek Cypriot side will be represented by Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, former President Glafcos Clerides and President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias.

The concktail will take place at the Park Hotel, where the UN team is staying.

According to CNA sources today the UN Secretary General did not have any meeting with the Greek Cypriot side, but he continued to be briefed by his team on developments.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 28 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                 29            11           FINE
Larnaca                 28            14           FINE
Limassol                27            13           FINE
Paphos                  23            13           FINE

[04] Cyprus House President calls for self-restraint

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Cyprus House President calls for self-restraint

by Maria Koniotou

Burgenstock, Mar 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus House President and left-wing party AKEL General Secretary Demetris Christofias has called for self-restraint and said that there has been no outcome yet from the ongoing UN-led talks here, aiming to reach a settlement of the Cyprus question by May 1st.

[05] Greek FM meets UN envoy on Cyprus

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Greek FM meets UN envoy on Cyprus

Burgenstock, Mar 28 (CNA) -- Greece's Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis met today with UN Secretary-General's special advisor on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto.

[06] Bicommunal Youth Forum wants Cyprus solution

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Bicommunal Youth Forum wants Cyprus solution

Nicosia, Mar 28 (CNA) -- Thirteen political youth organisations, comprising the island's Bicommunal Forum, have appealed to the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities as well as Greece and Turkey to meet the wishes of Cypriot youth and agree on a deal that would reunite their country.

In a declaration adopted today during a gathering at a Nicosia park, more than 200 members from the 13 organisations called on all sides involved in the UN-led talks to negotiate on the basis of a UN proposal to agree on any amendments to the mutual benefit of both communities that would render a solution functional and more viable.

[07] Socialist International Med. Committee issues declaration on Cyprus

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Socialist International Med. Committee issues declaration on Cyprus

Limassol, Mar 28 (CNA) -- The Socialist International Mediterranean Committee has expressed hope that the current negotiations underway in Switzerland will lead to an agreeable and mutually beneficial solution acceptable to all Cypriots.

[08] Greek premier arrives in Switzerland

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Greek premier arrives in Switzerland

By Christa Nicolaou

Burgerstock, Mar 28 (CNA) -- Greece's Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis arrived tonight in Switzerland to join the Greek delegation at the UN-sponsored talks aimed to solve the protracted Cyprus problem.

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