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CONTENTS

[01] Verheugen urges Turkey to contribute to Cyprus settlement

[02] Iacovou briefs EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

[03] US supports peaceful and fair settlement in Cyprus, says Grossman

[04] Maltese Prime Minister expresses hope for Cyprus settlement

[05] Kazamias briefs European Parliament Committee

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cypriot Ministers fly to Luxembourg for EU meeting

[09] Papantoniou says Cypriot army ready to tackle offensive designs

[10] President says Cyprus settlement EU demand

[01] Verheugen urges Turkey to contribute to Cyprus settlement

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Verheugen urges Turkey to contribute to Cyprus settlement

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 30 (CNA) -- The European Commission has asked Turkey to urgently contribute to the settlement of the Cyprus problem and warned Ankara not to hope for a last minute bargain in order to get a date for the beginning of its EU accession negotiations.

[02] Iacovou briefs EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

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Iacovou briefs EUCyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 30 (CNA) -- Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou briefed Monday members of the EU Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting in Luxembourg over latest developments in efforts to reach a Cyprus settlement.

[03] US supports peaceful and fair settlement in Cyprus, says Grossman

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US supports peaceful and fair settlement in Cyprus, says Grossman

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Sep 30 (CNA) -- The US supports a Cyprus settlement that will be peaceful, just and fair to everyone, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman said here yesterday after a meeting he had with Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, Archbishop Demetrios.

Grossman said he spoke to Demetrios about the meeting he had here last week with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos. ''We had a very good conversation about where we all hope things go from here. We support the Secretary General, we support the Secretary General's plan and we support a solution there that is going to be peaceful and just and fair to everyone,'' the American official added.

[04] Maltese Prime Minister expresses hope for Cyprus settlement

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Maltese Prime Minister expresses hope for Cyprus settlement

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 30 (CNA) -- Prime Minister of Malta Edward Fenech Adami has expressed hope that UN Secretary General's efforts for a Cyprus settlement, accompanied by the persuasion of the EU, will succeed in resolving the problem.

[05] Kazamias briefs European Parliament Committee

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Kazamias briefs European Parliament Committee

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Communications and Works Kyriakos Kazamias briefed the European Parliament Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism on the significant efforts being made by Cyprus for its harmonisation process with the acquis communautaire in the field of transport.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               87,97   ( 0,18)

Traded Value                  CYP    396.545

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    179.128   350,61   (-0,08)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.380,79   (-0,50)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    129.465   100,09   ( 0,00)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     18.552    76,18   (-0,64)
Insurance Companies           CYP      9.129    16,37   ( 2,63)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     14.581    59,19   ( 1,23)
Tourism Companies             CYP     11.066    79,82   ( 0,30)
Trading Companies             CYP     49.978    21,65   ( 0,65)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     14.062    75,87   (-0,90)
�nformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     30.572     3,66   ( 2,23)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     16.852    13,04   (-0,15)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        336    12,07   ( 9,43)
Hotels                        CYP      8.767    43,38   ( 0,95)
Other Companies               CYP     77.925    81,60   (-0,11)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 30 (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                31          17         FAIR
Larnaca                29          19         FINE
Limassol               28          21         FINE
Paphos                 27          19         FINE

[08] Cypriot Ministers fly to Luxembourg for EU meeting

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Cypriot Ministers fly to Luxembourg for EU meeting

Nicosia, Sep 30 (CNA) - Cypriot Ministers of Justice and Public Order, Doros Theodorou, and the Interior, Andreas Christou, fly to Luxembourg tomorrow to participate in the EU ministers' meeting on justice and internal affairs issues, to be held on October 2 and 3.

[09] Papantoniou says Cypriot army ready to tackle offensive designs

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Papantoniou says Cypriot army ready to tackle offensive designs

Nicosia, Sep 30 (CNA) - Greek Minister of National Defence Yiannos Papantoniou said today that the Cypriot National Guard was fully operational and ready to tackle any designs against the island.

[10] President says Cyprus settlement EU demand

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President says Cyprus settlement EU demand

Nicosia, Sep 30 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said today that with Cyprus' accession to the EU, the island's political problem takes on a European perspective and prospect, thus making a viable and functional settlement the wish, demand and aim of the EU.

Speaking at a special gathering in Limassol to celebrate tomorrow's anniversary of Cyprus' independence and the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, President Papadopoulos made clear that the Greek Cypriot side accepts a twice-revised UN peace plan as a basis for negotiations to solve the problem, noting that ''we do not pursue to overturn the context, the philosophy and the parametres of the plan, nor to remove the rights and privileges that the plan offers our Turkish Cypriot compatriots''.

Referring to the 1974 Turkish invasion and subsequent occupation of the island's northern third, President Papadopoulos said the Republic of Cyprus has managed to effectively protect its entity and economy.

He added that Cyprus' accession to the EU meant that ''the Cyprus problem now takes on its European perspective and prospect''.

President Papadopoulos said the Cyprus problem ''is now a European matter, not as an abhorrent burden but as an issue of reference and an element of interest'', adding that a viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem ''now becomes the wish, demand and aim of the EU''.

Referring to the solution plan proposed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the President clarified that ''we accept the Annan plan as a basis for negotiations'' and expressed hope that ''through negotiations, without terms and preconditions, we will achieve improvements to the Annan plan, which will make the solution of the Cyprus problem more functional and consequently viable''.

He added that ''we do not pursue to overturn the context, philosophy and parametres of the plan, nor necessarily to remove the rights and privileges the plan offers our Turkish Cypriot compatriots''.

''All our suggestions for improvements are within the parametres of the Annan plan and its philosophy and more and more people involved in the process recognise the viability of our arguments and the need for improvements, especially regarding the economic provisions of the plan and those regarding our constructive participation in EU procedures'', he said.

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