Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-10-13

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President begins official visit to Estonia

[02] Estonian President says Cyprus and Estonia will continue to support each other

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cypriot Minister of Defence meets with CISM officers

[06] Cypriot Agriculture Minister in Luxembourg for EU meetings

[07] Cyprus and Cuba parliaments to strengthen ties

[08] Euro-Parliament Committees support Kyprianou for Commissioner

[09] Estonian President certain of cooperation with Cyprus

[10] Cypriots must propose next steps for solution, US Ambassador says (EMBARGO)

[01] Cyprus President begins official visit to Estonia

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Cyprus President begins official visit to Estonia

by Costas Stavrinos

Tallinn, Oct 13 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos began today a three-day official visit to Estonia, where he will have talks with Estonian President Arnold Ruutel.

After the official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace at Kadriorg, the two Presidents will have a tete-a-tete meeting and will then lead their respective delegations to official talks.

Papadopoulos and Ruutel, who paid a state visit to Cyprus in early January this year, will meet the press, after which President Papadopoulos will go to the Town Hall, to be joined by a business delegation.

Later on Estonian Prime Minister Juhan Parts will host a lunch for Papadopoulos and in the afternoon the Cypriot President will visit the port of Tallinn.

In the evening, Estonian President will host a dinner in honour of Papadopoulos, during which both presidents will speak.

On Thursday morning, President Papadopoulos will meet the speaker of Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament, and will then meet Metropolitan Stephanus, who will present the Cyprus President with the medal of Saint Plato, patron saint of Estonia.

[02] Estonian President says Cyprus and Estonia will continue to support each other

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Estonian President says Cyprus and Estonia will continue to support each other

by Costas Stavrinos

Tallinn, Oct 13 (CNA) -- Estonian President Arnold Ruutel expressed certainty that Cyprus and Estonia will continue, in the EU framework, to cooperate and support each other, after talks he had here today with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos.

Ruutel said that as members of the EU it is very important to build close relations, adding that the voice of small countries is heard within the EU.

Replying to a question on the Cyprus problem, he said that these issues are being discussed in the EU, which is trying to find a solution to them, adding that Estonia supports Cyprus.

President Papadopoulos expressed the conviction that the two countries' relations will be further developed and that the two countries will work towards this direction within the EU framework.

As regards the Cyprus problem he noted that the Cyprus government would like to see the resumption of the talks on Cyprus and would like Turkey to respond to the Greek Cypriots' concerns as regards her stand towards Cyprus.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 13 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       444.345,41

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       71,08    -0,31    408.564,78
FTSE/CySE 20                           316,69    -1,19    333.994,30
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      945,77    -1,17    362.501,00
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  983,20    -0,53     16.390,83
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.007,33     0,00     35.666,18
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        947,24    -1,14    378.891,83
BANKS INDEX                            940,45    -1,40    312.482,09
HOTELS INDEX                           861,20     1,52      2.446,85
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               907,06     0,02     27.029,37
FTSE Med (13/10/2004)                6.015,67    -0,55

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 13 (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                 32            17          CLOUDY
Larnaca                 29            17          CLOUDY
Limassol                29            18          CLOUDY
Paphos                  27            19          FAIR

[05] Cypriot Minister of Defence meets with CISM officers

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Cypriot Minister of Defence meets with CISM officers

[06] Cypriot Agriculture Minister in Luxembourg for EU meetings

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Cypriot Agriculture Minister in Luxembourg for EU meetings

Nicosia, Oct 13 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Efthymios Efthymiou departed for Luxembourg today, to participate in the Autumn Environment Council, as well as the Agriculture and Fishery Council of the EU.

[07] Cyprus and Cuba parliaments to strengthen ties

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Cyprus and Cuba parliaments to strengthen ties

Nicosia, Oct 13 (CNA) - The parliaments of Cyprus and Cuba have agreed to work together to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.

[08] Euro-Parliament Committees support Kyprianou for Commissioner

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Euro-Parliament Committees support Kyprianou for Commissioner

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 13 (CNA) - The European Parliament Committees on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection consider that Cypriot Markos Kyprianou is well qualified to take on his new tasks of Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection.

[09] Estonian President certain of cooperation with Cyprus

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Estonian President certain of cooperation with Cyprus

by Costas Stavrinos

Tallin, Oct 13 (CNA) - Estonian President Arnold Ruutel met today in Tallin with Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and expressed certainty that the two countries would continue to cooperate and support each other, which would also be to the benefit of the EU.

President Papadopoulos said the Cypriot government was ''very keen to see a revival of talks'' on the Cyprus problem, adding that ''we would like Turkey to respond to the concerns of the Greek Cypriots regarding its attitude towards Cyprus.''

[10] Cypriots must propose next steps for solution, US Ambassador says (EMBARGO)

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 2130 LOCAL TIME

Cypriots must propose next steps for solution, US Ambassador says

Nicosia, Oct 13 (CNA) ---- The US government is ready to assist efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, but proposals on next steps should come from Cypriots and not from the international community, US Ambassador to Nicosia, Michael Klosson stressed here today.

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