Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 01-12-03

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[01] President Clerides ready for all eventualities

[02] A total of 374 HIV positive cases diagnosed in Cyprus

[01] President Clerides ready for all eventualities

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President Clerides ready for all eventualities

Nicosia, Dec 3 (CNA) -- All possible scenarios have been under scrutiny by President Glafcos Clerides with regard to the possible positions Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash may adopt at tomorrow's meeting, the first face to face encounter between the two since August 1997.

Today President Clerides put the "finishing touches" to his preparatory work for the meeting, to be attended by UN Secretary General's Special Advisor for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, who has said nothing in public since his arrival here Saturday.

"The President has made the appropriate preparatory work to be in a position to tackle any eventuality," his spokesman Michalis Papapetrou has said.

[02] A total of 374 HIV positive cases diagnosed in Cyprus

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A total of 374 HIV positive cases diagnosed in Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 3 (CNA)-- A total of 374 HIV positive cases were diagnosed in Cyprus from 1986 until October 2001, of which 219 were locals and 155 foreigners, Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry Simeon Matsis said here today, noting that the percentage of infected individuals is low in Cyprus, as locals observe traditional values and there is a high percentage of condom usage and few intravenous drug addicts.

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