Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-02-01

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CONTENTS

[01] New Health Minister gives prescribed affirmation

[02] Cyprus welcomes elections in Iraq

[03] UNFICYP begins downsizing

[04] EU diplomat visits Cyprus

[05] Police Chief’s term extended

[06] New talks can take place under UN auspices, Spokesman says

[07] New Minister of Health sets priorities

[08] Cypriot President expresses readiness to enter talks under UN SG

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[11] Papadopoulos: signing of protocol is Turkey's obligation to EU

[01] New Health Minister gives prescribed affirmation

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New Health Minister gives prescribed affirmation

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- New Health Minister Andreas Gavrielides gave the prescribed affirmation today before Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos.

President Papadopoulos expressed certainty that with his knowledge in the health field and his work with medical and paramedical staff of the health services, Gavrielides will complete the task he has undertaken.

[02] Cyprus welcomes elections in Iraq

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Cyprus welcomes elections in Iraq

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- The government of the Republic of Cyprus welcomes the elections in Iraq and notes ''with satisfaction the high percentage of participation of the Iraqi people despite the difficult security conditions.''

[03] UNFICYP begins downsizing

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UNFICYP begins downsizing

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) military personnel began leaving the island as part of the annual rotations taking place in the force, but will not be replaced in an effort to downsize the mission following a Security Council decision.

[04] EU diplomat visits Cyprus

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EU diplomat visits Cyprus

[05] Police Chief’s term extended

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Police Chiefs term extended

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has extended for another year the term in office of Chief of Police Tasos Panayiotou.

[06] New talks can take place under UN auspices, Spokesman says

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New talks can take place under UN auspices, Spokesman says

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos is ready to attend a new negotiating process to reach a Cyprus settlement once the framework of the procedure under the UN auspices is set, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said, invited to comment on statements by Turkish Cypriot self-styled prime minister Mehmet Ali Talat that he was ready to meet President Papadopoulos.

[07] New Minister of Health sets priorities

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New Minister of Health sets priorities

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- New Minister of Health Andreas Gavrielides assumed office today and set his priorities regarding the health sector.

Speaking during a welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Health in the presence of outgoing Minister of Health, Minister of the Interior, Andreas Christou and other Ministry officials, Gavrielides said he would do his utmost so that the government's general plan for health ''finds its right path''.

[08] Cypriot President expresses readiness to enter talks under UN SG

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Cypriot President expresses readiness to enter talks under UN SG

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has said the Greek Cypriot side is ready for talks to solve the Cyprus problem under the UN Secretary-General's auspices.

He was speaking on his arrival at the Hilton Hotel, where he is the official guest of the Cyprus News Agency at a lunch given on the occasion of the New Year for news agency correspondents on the island and foreign press which the agency cooperates with.

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 1 (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                 15           7          FINE
Larnaca                 19          10          FAIR
Limassol                16          10          FINE
Paphos                  15          13          CLOUDY

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 1 (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                     1.516.735,50

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       84,39     0,78  1.424.011,26
FTSE/CySE 20                           388,47    -0,04  1.079.074,13
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.161,10    -0,07  1.089.178,30
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.121,34     1,17     94.400,03
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.126,87     1,65     69.041,44
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.159,29    -0,03  1.183.578,33
BANKS INDEX                          1.175,26    -0,27    802.384,93
HOTELS INDEX                         1.143,23    -1,08      7.160,55
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.045,41     1,15    214.020,83
FTSE Med (31/01/2005)                7.182,99     0,48

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[11] Papadopoulos: signing of protocol is Turkey's obligation to EU

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Papadopoulos: signing of protocol is Turkey's obligation to EU

Nicosia, Feb 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said here today that Ankara has an obligation towards the European Union to sign the protocol to its custom union agreement with the EU, stressing that securing a signature from Ankara is not his priority since his priority is to find a negotiated settlement in Cyprus.

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