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[01] UN envoy to push forward Cyprus peace talks

[02] Cyprus opposes reproductive cloning of humans

[03] Ireland to work more closely with Cyprus

[04] Vassiliou to present survey on Future of Europe

[05] British envoy to visit Cyprus for talks

[06] EU Commissioner: Cyprus' accession will go ahead

[07] UNFICYP celebrates UN day

[08] Stephanopoulos: Progress Report on Cyprus ''very significant''

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[11] Austrian National Council President wants a united Cyprus

[12] Greece & Cyprus pledge to continue supporting UN-led efforts, EU course

[13] Deputy Androulla Vassiliou elected ELDR Vice President

[14] IUSY Conflict Resolution seminar opens

[15] Thomas Miller: US totally supports UN efforts for a Cyprus settlement

[16] Czech Committee for European Integration delegation to visit Cyprus

[17] Greek political party leaders urge for Cyprus� unobstructed EU accession

[01] UN envoy to push forward Cyprus peace talks

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UN envoy to push forward Cyprus peace talks

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 18 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto visited Turkey on Wednesday to push forward the peace negotiations on Cyprus, UN spokeswoman Hua Jiang has said.

[02] Cyprus opposes reproductive cloning of humans

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Cyprus opposes reproductive cloning of humans

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Oct 18 (CNA) -- Cyprus opposes reproductive cloning of human beings, Ambassador Andreas Jacovides, the Republic's representative to the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the 57th session of the UN General Assembly, has said.

The reproductive cloning of human beings raises ethical, moral, philosophical, scientific, as well as legal issues and has far reaching implications in all of these areas, he told the committee.

[03] Ireland to work more closely with Cyprus

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Ireland to work more closely with Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) -- Ireland hopes to see a political settlement in Cyprus soon and looks forward to increased cooperation once the Republic joins the European Union in 2004, when Dublin will hold the six-monthly rotating EU presidency, the country's Finance Minister Charlie McCreevey has said.

He was speaking to his Cypriot counterpart Takis Klerides, who is on an official visit to Ireland, to discuss fiscal and monetary matters of common interest.

[04] Vassiliou to present survey on Future of Europe

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Vassiliou to present survey on Future of Europe

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) -- Chief Negotiator for Cyprus' accession to the European Union, George Vassiliou, flies Friday from London to Prague to take part at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission.

[05] British envoy to visit Cyprus for talks

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British envoy to visit Cyprus for talks

[06] EU Commissioner: Cyprus' accession will go ahead

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EU Commissioner: Cyprus' accession will go ahead

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) -- European Union Commissioner responsible for enlargement Gunter Verheugen has made it clear that the EU decision on Cyprus' accession will go ahead, even if a plan for a political settlement is put forward on the eve of the December summit in Copenhagen.

He also warned against postponement of the decision saying ''everything will fall apart'' and recalling the EU Helsinki decision that a settlement would facilitate accession but it is not a precondition for it.

[07] UNFICYP celebrates UN day

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UNFICYP celebrates UN day

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) -- The United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the longest serving peace-keeping forces in the world, will provide full entertainment on Sunday for everybody, at a special event to mark UN day.

Food and refreshments as well as games and amusements for the children and song and dance for the adults will be on offer at the Ledra Palace hotel grounds, in the UN-controlled buffer zone. 1

[08] Stephanopoulos: Progress Report on Cyprus ''very significant''

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Stephanopoulos: Progress Report on Cyprus very significant

by Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 18 (CNA) Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos described the European Commissions 2002 progress report on Cyprus as very significant.

In a short statement here before his meeting with President of the Cyprus Republic Glafcos Clerides, the Greek President said he considers the report very significant because it looks forward to Cyprus vanguard'' in the accession negotiations.

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,45   ( 0,76)

Traded Value                  CYP    576.769

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    364.714   321,39   ( 0,80)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    263.071    90,12   ( 1,26)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     25.072    77,49   ( 0,68)
Insurance Companies           CYP     13.938    18,60   (-2,36)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     48.399    60,58   ( 0,48)
Tourism Companies             CYP      8.479   100,08   ( 1,42)
Trading Companies             CYP     14.182    18,97   (-0,05)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.375    61,15   (-0,11)
�nformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      4.498     3,35   ( 1,21)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     18.898    16,27   ( 0,68)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        000    15,46   ( 2,38)
Hotels                        CYP     20.242    46,99   ( 0,45)
Other Companies               CYP     96.527    81,89   ( 0,44)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 18 (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                  31          19          FINE
Larnaca                  32          20          FINE
Limassol                 31          19          FINE
Paphos                   28          19          FINE

[11] Austrian National Council President wants a united Cyprus

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Austrian National Council President wants a united Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) President of the Austrian National Council Heinz Fischer said here today peace and security will only come when Cyprus is united and that European countries hope that this dream will become true.

In a statement after visiting the Green Line, accompanied by Nicosia Mayor, Michalakis Zambelas, Fischer said he is optimistic that the division of Cyprus will end and that Cyprus will have a good common European future.

[12] Greece & Cyprus pledge to continue supporting UN-led efforts, EU course

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Greece & Cyprus pledge to continue supporting UN-led efforts, EU course

by Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 18 (CNA) Efforts for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem, based on the relevant Security Council decisions are stalled due to Ankara and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktashs negative stance, said Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis after talks with visiting President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides here Friday.

Greece and Cyprus will continue supporting the efforts of the Secretary-General for a solution within the framework of Security Council resolutions, Simitis said.

Simitis reconfirmed that for Greece, the Cyprus problem remains the major and dominant issue, the national problem, which demands national unity and readiness. He also expressed unlimited support to the efforts of President Clerides to solve the Cyprus problem and the islands accession to the EU.

Regarding Cyprus European Union accession course, the Greek Premier said it was confirmed that things, as they arise from the European Commissions report which justifies the extensive effort of the Greek and Cypriot governments, are progressing well and secure Cyprus European perspective.

The Greek Premier announced a series of visits he will pay to European capitals before the Copenhagen European Council where the political decision for the enlargement of the EU will be taken.

During the talks, the identical views of both governments on the procedure for a Cyprus settlement and the islands accession to the EU were reconfirmed.

Simitis and Clerides covered in detail the latest developments on Cyprus, and the results of the meeting in New York earlier this month of the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan with President Clerides and Rauf Denktash, the peace process and the completion of accession negotiations at the European Council in Copenhagen in December.

On his part, President Clerides said he was pleased because we reached unanimous decisions on how we should handle the issues which we had prepared for discussion.

[13] Deputy Androulla Vassiliou elected ELDR Vice President

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Deputy Androulla Vassiliou elected ELDR Vice President

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) United Democrats deputy, Androulla Vassiliou, was elected Vice President of the European Liberal Democratic Reform Party (ELDR), which today completed its congress in the city of Bath in the UK.

Vassiliou scored the highest number of votes from the other two vice-presidents from the UK and Denmark. The Congress, held between the 16-18 October, expressed full support to the EU enlargement process, a statement from the United Democrats said here Friday.

[14] IUSY Conflict Resolution seminar opens

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IUSY Conflict Resolution seminar opens

Larnaca, Oct 18 (CNA) Social Democrats leader, Yiannakis Omirou, said conflict resolution demands the application of progressive principles of communication, dialogue and positive action.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) seminar on Conflict Resolution, organised by the Social Democratic Youth of Cyprus (NEOS) in the eastern coastal town of Larnaca, Omirou, candidate for the February 2003 presidential elections, said meeting in Cyprus puts the congress members in the epicenter of some of the longest running conflicts.

[15] Thomas Miller: US totally supports UN efforts for a Cyprus settlement

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Thomas Miller: US totally supports UN efforts for a Cyprus settlement

Athens, Oct 18 (CNA) --- US Ambassador to Greece Thomas Miller expressed today his country's full support to the UN efforts to reach a settlement to the Cyprus problem, stressing that ''we do whatever we can do to be helful, we want to be helpful.''

[16] Czech Committee for European Integration delegation to visit Cyprus

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Czech Committee for European Integration delegation to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) The Chairman and members of the Committee for European Integration of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, will pay a visit to Cyprus from October 20-23.

[17] Greek political party leaders urge for Cyprus� unobstructed EU accession

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Greek political party leaders urge for Cyprus unobstructed EU accession

by Gregoris Savva

Athens, Oct 18 (CNA) Greek political party leaders stressed Cyprus European Union accession course should be completed unhindered and called for a settlement to the Cyprus problem.

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