Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-06-09

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CONTENTS

[01] Crossing of divide continues

[02] Britain: Property issues to be solved through a settlement

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Spokesman welcomes Weston's statements

[07] Greece and Cyprus monitoring Turkish provocations

[08] Turkish Cypriots have access to missing persons information

[09] Iacovou begins meetings at UN headquarters

[01] Crossing of divide continues

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Crossing of divide continues

[02] Britain: Property issues to be solved through a settlement

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Britain: Property issues to be solved through a settlement

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jun 9 (CNA) -- Britain believes that issues concerning property already purchased in Cyprus' Turkish occupied territory can be resolved only through a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, British Minister for Trade, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean has said.

Symons welcomed the easing of restrictions on free movement across the divide underlining that she does not think that that is any substitute for a comprehensive settlement on the basis of a UN peace plan.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, June 9 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday 10/06/2003 to 11/06/2003 --------------------

Mostly fine but locally partly cloudy with risk of isolated showers mainly over mountains, in the afternoon. Winds will be light to moderate southwesterly and the state of sea slight but locally up to moderate.

Maximum temperature: 35 C inland, around 30 C over south coastal areas and 28 C over west coastal areas.

Minimum temperature: Around 19 C inland and over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday 29/5/2003 to 30/5/2003

On Thursday risk of isolated showers over mountains but on Friday fine and clear. No change in temperature is expected.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,14   ( 0,05)

Traded Value                  CYP    360.579

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    149.794   337,51   (-0,83)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    109.881    98,04   (-0,22)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     10.980    73,46   (-0,22)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.460    14,76   (-2,06)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     21.458    56,92   ( 0,85)
Tourism Companies             CYP     15.449    91,84   ( 1,87)
Trading Companies             CYP      9.442    18,09   ( 0,22)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     22.494    71,82   ( 1,07)
�nformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.565     2,67   (-0,74)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     10.781    14,62   ( 1,04)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,61   (-4,13)
Hotels                        CYP      3.619    41,84   (-0,38)
Other Companies               CYP     45.987    77,83   (-0,17)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jun 9 (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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                32           18         CLOUDY
Larnaca                28           18         FAIR
Limassol               27           20         HAZY
Paphos                 27           17         FAIR

[06] Spokesman welcomes Weston's statements

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Spokesman welcomes Weston's statements

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - The Cypriot government has welcomed the US position, as it was expressed by the State Department's Special Coordinator for Cyprus Thomas Westin in an interview with Cypriot daily ''Simerini'' newspaper, that there is no chance of recognising the Turkish occupation regime on the island.

Commenting on the US position expressed by both Weston and US Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson that substantive changes could not be made on the solution plan put forward by UN chief Kofi Annan, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said ''the Annan plan is there for negotiations and in the context of negotiations we will see how we proceed to solve the Cyprus problem''.

He reiterated the readiness of the Greek Cypriot side to resume substantive talks immediately on the basis of the Annan plan.

Chrisostomides said Weston's statements reiterate the US position that there is no chance of recognising the Turkish occupation regime, noting that this position is welcomed.

Asked if the Greek Cypriot side was pursuing drastic changes to the Annan plan, the Spokesman said ''we are pursuing substantive negotiations on the basis of the Annan plan''.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.

CNA/MK/RG/EC/2003 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[07] Greece and Cyprus monitoring Turkish provocations

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Greece and Cyprus monitoring Turkish provocations

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - The governments of Greece and Cyprus are closely monitoring all developments in relation to the provocations of Turkey from the Aegean to Strovilia in Cyprus, and have made all necessary representations, Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said today, noting that the issue of Strovilia will be brought up by Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou during his meetings in the United States.

[08] Turkish Cypriots have access to missing persons information

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Turkish Cypriots have access to missing persons information

Nicosia, Jun 9 (CNA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the families of Turkish Cypriot missing persons can have access to the information of the Republic of Cyprus in connection with the investigations that have been carried out so far concerning the fate of their missing relatives and the possible results.

In an announcement, the Ministry says that in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers taken on April 30, 2003, the families of Turkish Cypriot missing persons, the names of whom were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic number 3713 of 12 May 2003, can have access to the information in the hands of the competent services of the Republic of Cyprus in connection with the investigations that have been carried out so far concerning the fate of their missing relatives and the possible results.

[09] Iacovou begins meetings at UN headquarters

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Iacovou begins meetings at UN headquarters

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 9 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou began his meetings at the UN headquarters in New York with a 45-minute meeting with President of the General Assembly Jan Cavan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Iacovou told CNA that the meeting was held in a very friendly and warm atmosphere, adding that talks focused on the Cyprus problem, efforts to reach a settlement and the island's accession to the European Union.

Replying to questions, Iacovou said the Cyprus problem is still on the General Assembly's agenda and would remain there until a settlement is achieved.

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