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CONTENTS

[01] Eckhart refers to UN bid on Cyprus

[02] UN peace talks resume Wednesday

[03] Turkish Cypriots stage big demonstration in occupied areas

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Demonstrators demand Denktash’s resignation in occupied areas

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Christofias not optimistic over Cyprus developments

[08] World Forum of Religions and Cultures appeals for peace in Iraq

[09] Spokesman: Efforts for a settlement resume at an increased pace

[10] House President to visit Italy

[11] New European Left Forum declaration on Cyprus

[12] US envoy optimistic over Cyprus solution

[13] Simitis says Greece wants to see a reunited Cyprus in the EU

[14] Annan urges leaders to listen to people in Cyprus

[15] Cyprus ranks first in employment in EU

[01] Eckhart refers to UN bid on Cyprus

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Eckhart refers to UN bid on Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jan 14 (CNA) -- Fred Eckhart, UN Secretary General's spokesman, referred Monday to the return to Cyprus of Alvaro de Soto, Kofi Annan's special advisor on Cyprus and his meetings at the start of a fresh effort to find a comprehensive settlement on the basis of a UN peace plan.

[02] UN peace talks resume Wednesday

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UN peace talks resume Wednesday

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) -- Peace talks resume Wednesday morning in a fresh attempt by Alvaro de Soto, Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus, to clinch an agreement on the basis of a UN proposal by the end of February.

[03] Turkish Cypriots stage big demonstration in occupied areas

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Turkish Cypriots stage big demonstration in occupied areas

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) -- A mass rally was taking place today in the Turkish-occupied part of Nicosia as Turkish Cypriots demand the resignation of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, a political settlement to the Cyprus problem, based on a UN proposal, and entry into the European Union.

The rally was organised by the Turkish Cypriot Platform "This country is ours" made up of political parties and scores of organisations and trade unions, opposing Denktash's policies.

Today's demonstration is one of the many rallies organised recently in the areas of Cyprus occupied by Turkish troops since 1974 against Denktash.

The occupation regime has taken strict security measures in the occupied part of the Cyprus capital, Nicosia, the world's last divided city.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               94,45   ( 0,89)

Traded Value                  CYP    608.047

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    251.995   369,48   ( 1,01)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    216.814   107,74   ( 1,72)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     14.766    82,21   ( 1,96)
Insurance Companies           CYP      6.751    20,34   (-0,83)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     18.590    62,96   (-0,62)
Tourism Companies             CYP     15.205   105,92   ( 1,24)
Trading Companies             CYP      6.591    19,36   ( 0,41)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      4.748    70,76   (-0,94)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.542     3,38   ( 2,42)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     21.232    18,95   ( 0,53)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         76    14,89   ( 0,07)
Hotels                        CYP    107.180    46,62   (-0,64)
Other Companies               CYP     70.967    87,71   ( 0,84)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Demonstrators demand Denktash’s resignation in occupied areas

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Demonstrators demand Denktashs resignation in occupied areas

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) -- Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday at Inonu Square" in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Nicosia against the policy followed by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and in favour of a solution to the Cyprus problem and accession to the European Union.

Bearing EU flags and holding blue balloons, Turkish Cypriot demonstrators chanted slogans such as We want Denktash to resign, We do not want to live in an open prison, We want peace, No one can put obstacles to peace, This country is ours, Sign the (Annan) plan by 28 February, or get up and leave, Denktash.

All speakers criticised the Denktash policy. Demonstrators jeered as one speaker referred to National Unity party leader and so-called prime minister Dervis Eroglu and the absence of a party representative at the rally.

The Turkish Cypriots gathered at the square from early morning and according to reports some teachers unsuccessfully tried to prevent students from participating.

Several unions, including the teachers and professors unions and so-called civil servants went on strike today to attend the rally. Shops closed from 11 until 1300 local time.

University students and their professors also attended, holding banners, which said, we do not want to become slaves, we are the new generation.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 14 (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                  17           7          FAIR
Larnaca                  19          10          FAIR
Limassol                 18          11          CLOUDY
Paphos                   18          16          CLOUDY

[07] Christofias not optimistic over Cyprus developments

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Christofias not optimistic over Cyprus developments

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) -- House of Rpersentatives President Demetris Christofias called here Tuesday for patience and calm in view of the resumption on Wednesday of the UN-direct peace talks on Cyprus, adding he is not hopeful that there will be developments as long as Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash maintains his intransigent positions.

[08] World Forum of Religions and Cultures appeals for peace in Iraq

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World Forum of Religions and Cultures appeals for peace in Iraq

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) The Chairman of the World Forum of Religions and Cultures, Bishop of Kykkos Nikiforos, appealed here Tuesday to the great powers of the world and the United Nations to find a peaceful way to resolve the Iraqi issue and avert a possible war.

[09] Spokesman: Efforts for a settlement resume at an increased pace

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Spokesman: Efforts for a settlement resume at an increased pace

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou announced here today that UN-led peace talks will resume tomorrow with a meeting between President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, in the presence of Alvaro de Soto, UN Secretary General's special envoy on Cyprus.

The spokesman said after the initial meeting, de Soto will host a working lunch for Clerides and Denktash. None of the two leaders will have any of their advisers at the meeting but a UN officer will be present to take minutes.

[10] House President to visit Italy

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House President to visit Italy

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) House President Demetris Christofias will pay an official three-day visit to Italy from Sunday, returning an earlier visit made by his counterpart, Chamber of Deputies President, Pier Ferdinando Casini last July.

Christofias will discuss the Cyprus problem, the Middle East and cooperation between Cyprus and Italy. He will hold a working lunch with Casini and meet Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini.

[11] New European Left Forum declaration on Cyprus

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New European Left Forum declaration on Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) The New European Left Forum underlined the urgent need to find a peaceful, just, democratic and viable solution to the Cyprus problem.

The statement is included in a declaration on Cyprus approved during a discussion of NELF members in Paris last week on the basis of a briefing by Cyprus left-wing AKEL party, a statement said here Tuesday.

[12] US envoy optimistic over Cyprus solution

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US envoy optimistic over Cyprus solution

Ankara, Jan 14 (CNA) US State Department's Special Coordinator for Cyprus, Thomas Weston said in Ankara on Tuesday that all parties in the Cyprus problem should accelerate their efforts to find a settlement.

Speaking after meeting officials of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Weston was quoted by AFP as saying that he was optimistic about a solution to the Cyprus question, noting that, 'this time, I expect my optimism to turn into reality.

[13] Simitis says Greece wants to see a reunited Cyprus in the EU

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Simitis says Greece wants to see a reunited Cyprus in the EU

Nicosia, Jan 14 (CNA) - President of the European Council, Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, said Tuesday that his country would like to see a reunited Cyprus entering the European Union (EU).

[14] Annan urges leaders to listen to people in Cyprus

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Annan urges leaders to listen to people in Cyprus

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jan 14 (CNA) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged here Tuesday the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to listen to the voices of the ordinary people about their desire for peace, adding the UN are in a striking distance of reuniting Cyprus.

Commenting on a mass rally held in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus today, the UN chief said he was pleased to see that people were out in the streets demanding peace and unification, stressing it is very difficult not to listen to them.

Invited during a press conference to comment on the demonstration in the occupied areas against the policy of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and to say whether it was possible to have a settlement in Cyprus with Denktash as the leader of the T/C community, Annan replied first of all I am pleased that the people are out in the streets promoting peace and demanding peace and demanding the unification.

He said this was something that we have worked very hard on and many people in the region had hoped for.

[15] Cyprus ranks first in employment in EU

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Cyprus ranks first in employment in EU

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Jan 14 (CNA) Cyprus displays the best performance among European Union member states and acceding countries in the field of employment, according to figures released here Tuesday by the European Commission.

The statistics, to be submitted during the Brussels European Council on March 21, relate to the years 2000 and 2001.

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