Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-03-29

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CONTENTS

[01] UN spokesman says UNSG does not wish another failure of Cyprus talks

[02] Cyprus spokesman: distinct improvement of circumstances for talks

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Turkey must implement EU protocol, says spokesman

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Commission receives letter from Turkey to sign EU protocol

[07] T/C leader considers calling on the UN to take initiative on Cyprus

[08] US anticipates to see Cyprus achieve its full potential, says diplomat

[01] UN spokesman says UNSG does not wish another failure of Cyprus talks

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UN spokesman says UNSG does not wish another failure of Cyprus talks

United Nations, Mar 29 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's spokesman Fred Eckhard has said Kofi Annan wishes to secure that there is solid ground before the resumption of talks on Cyprus, because he does not wish another failure of efforts to reach a settlement.

Eckhard also said that Annan expects Greek Cypriots to outline in writing the changes they wish to be brought to his plan for a settlement.

[02] Cyprus spokesman: distinct improvement of circumstances for talks

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Cyprus spokesman: distinct improvement of circumstances for talks

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government believes that there is a distinct improvement in the conditions that could lead to the resumption of negotiations towards a solution, compared with the period after the rejection of a UN-proposed solution plan, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 29 (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                     314.615,81

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,05    -0,46    295.803,25
FTSE/CySE 20                           396,88    -0,46    188.130,50
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.186,95    -0,41    187.574,14
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.069,15    -0,74      4.467,13
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.023,38    -0,68     27.668,31
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.182,34    -0,42    192.041,27
BANKS INDEX                          1.207,13    -0,39    137.636,02
HOTELS INDEX                         1.055,30    -0,40      2.158,20
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.044,67    -0,52     93.238,52
FTSE Med (24/3/2005)                 7.302,86     1,14

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[04] Turkey must implement EU protocol, says spokesman

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Turkey must implement EU protocol, says spokesman

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) -- The government of Cyprus stressed here today that Turkey has not only to sign but also to ''sign into force'' a protocol to its customs union agreement with the European Union and thereby extend it to the ten new member states, including the Republic of Cyprus, which Ankara does not recognise.

The government, spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said, considers that signing the protocol also signifies putting it into force, a view he noted is shared with other EU members and said it must be signed before the 3 October this year, a date set by the EU for the start of accession negotiations with Turkey.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                 25          11          FAIR
Larnaca                 21          12          HAZY
Limassol                21          13          HAZY
Paphos                  20          11          FAIR

[06] Commission receives letter from Turkey to sign EU protocol

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Commission receives letter from Turkey to sign EU protocol

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Mar 29 (CNA) The European Commission has received a letter confirming that it is ready to sign the protocol extending its custom union agreement with the new EU members, including Cyprus.

[07] T/C leader considers calling on the UN to take initiative on Cyprus

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T/C leader considers calling on the UN to take initiative on Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA)-- Republican Turkish Party (RTP) leader and so-called prime minister of the Turkish Cypriot regime said here today that he is considering to call on the United Nations to recommence a fresh initiative for a Cyprus settlement after the so-called ''presidential elections'' scheduled for April 17.

[08] US anticipates to see Cyprus achieve its full potential, says diplomat

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US anticipates to see Cyprus achieve its full potential, says diplomat

Nicosia, Mar 29 (CNA) US Ambassador in Nicosia Michael Klosson said his country looks forward to the day when Cyprus will be able to achieve its full potential in the EU and the day when the opportunities and responsibilities of the partnership can be shared by all Cypriots alike through a comprehensive solution.

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