Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-01-28

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President returns from Auschwitz commemoration ceremony

[02] British Minister urges Turkey to settle Cyprus question soon

[03] US: no recognition policy change on Cyprus

[04] CMP meetings suspended for time being - Consultations underway

[05] UNFICYP to reduce numbers

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Cyprus President announces establishment of Cyprus Institute

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] DISY discusses Cyprus solution prospects with Greek Premier

[10] Syrian Minister satisfied with Limassol Port development

[11] Cypriot FM: No tight deadlines for Cyprus settlement

[12] Georgian Parliament to set up friendship group with Cyprus

[01] Cyprus President returns from Auschwitz commemoration ceremony

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Cyprus President returns from Auschwitz commemoration ceremony

[02] British Minister urges Turkey to settle Cyprus question soon

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British Minister urges Turkey to settle Cyprus question soon

London, Jan 28 (CNA) -- British Minister for Europe Denis MacShane has said his country would like Ankara to take the necessary steps to find a solution to the Cyprus problem as soon as possible.

The British minister questioned whether the high number of Turkish troops stationed in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus is justified by any legitimate concern for the security needs of the Turkish Cypriot people there.

[03] US: no recognition policy change on Cyprus

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US: no recognition policy change on Cyprus

Washington, Jan 28 (CNA) -- US policy of recognising the legal government of the Republic of Cyprus has not changed and Washington has no intention to undermine the legal sovereignty of the Republic, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher has said.

[04] CMP meetings suspended for time being - Consultations underway

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CMP meetings suspended for time being - Consultations underway

by Maria Myles

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- The Committee of Missing Persons (CMP), which has been meeting over the past several months once a week to make headway in finding the whereabouts of persons listed as missing, has for the time being suspended its regular meetings to allow time for separate consultations between the third party to the CMP and the representatives of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.

According to well informed sources, attention is now focusing on the separate meetings with a view to decide future moves in this latest effort that began last August. The same sources have indicated that the Turkish Cypriot side should now make some kind of move since, so far, neither its attempt to gather information from witnesses on missing Greek Cypriots nor its effort to exhume remains have yielded the desired outcome.

[05] UNFICYP to reduce numbers

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UNFICYP to reduce numbers

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- UN peace-keeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) personnel will begin leaving the island, following a review of the force, and by late March or early April this year it will be reduced to 860 from the current 1,230 UNFICYP spokesman Brian Kelly told CNA today.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 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                 17           8          FAIR
Larnaca                 19          10          FAIR
Limassol                20          13          FAIR
Paphos                  20          12          FAIR

[07] Cyprus President announces establishment of Cyprus Institute

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Cyprus President announces establishment of Cyprus Institute

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos announced today the establishment of the Cyprus Institute, that aims to become an international research and educational institute with strong scientific and technological orientation.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 28 (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                       417.107,03

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       81,00     0,55    340.166,87
FTSE/CySE 20                           371,96     0,06    210.827,06
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.111,40     0,11    201.236,52
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.082,44     2,10     35.506,87
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.059,01    -1,05     75.586,74
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.110,00     0,18    236.743,39
BANKS INDEX                          1.123,36    -0,03    136.310,57
HOTELS INDEX                         1.138,08     0,95     11.095,94
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.003,96    -0,20     89.668,85
FTSE Med (27/01/2005)                7.130,35    -0,92

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[09] DISY discusses Cyprus solution prospects with Greek Premier

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DISY discusses Cyprus solution prospects with Greek Premier

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jan 28 (CNA) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis received here Friday the President of Cypriot opposition Democratic Rally (DISY) and a party delegation. During their 50-minute meeting, they examined prospects to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem.

[10] Syrian Minister satisfied with Limassol Port development

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Syrian Minister satisfied with Limassol Port development

Limassol, Jan 28 (CNA) -- Syrian Transportation Minister Macram Obeid expressed here Friday satisfaction over the development of Limassol's new port, Cyprus' biggest commercial port located on the island's southeastern coast.

[11] Cypriot FM: No tight deadlines for Cyprus settlement

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Cypriot FM: No tight deadlines for Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) - Cyprus' Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou has said Cyprus looks forward to the resumption of negotiations for a settlement of the island's political problem, stressing that the procedure must provide for the achievement of an agreed settlement though negotiations, without tight deadlines or arbitrations.

Iacovou also said Nicosia considers the signing and implementation of the Turkey-EU Customs Union protocol as ''an important step'' that will lead to the recognition of the Republic of Cyprus by Ankara.

[12] Georgian Parliament to set up friendship group with Cyprus

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Georgian Parliament to set up friendship group with Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- The Parliament of Georgia will set up an ad hoc parliamentary friendship group with Cyprus, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Nino Burjanadze said today, accepting an invitation by President of the Cypriot House of Representatives Demetris Christofias to pay an official visit to Cyprus, heading a parliamentary delegation with a view to further promote the parliamentary and broader relations between the two countries.

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