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CONTENTS

[01] AKEL ready to meet R�P

[02] Cyprus President: Turkey's obligations to EU not linked to Cyprus

[03] Britain ready to assist efforts for Cyprus settlement

[04] Education reform programme launched

[05] Cyprus FM participates in EU General Affairs meeting

[06] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[07] Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

[08] Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[11] Turkish side responsible for CMP impasse, says Cyprus government

[01] AKEL ready to meet R�P

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AKEL ready to meet R�P

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- The initiative, which has to be undertaken at this moment, is the start of contacts between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties, House of Representatives President and General Secretary of left-wing AKEL party Demitris Christofias.

[02] Cyprus President: Turkey's obligations to EU not linked to Cyprus

0840:CYPPRESS:02

Cyprus President: Turkey's obligations to EU not linked to Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that Turkey's obligations towards the European Union must not be linked to the question of Cyprus.

Papadooulos dismissed suggestions that foreign interested parties in the question of Cyprus are not privy to his positions on changes in a UN-proposed solution plan he wants to introduce so that it meets the concerns of the Greek Cypriot community.

[03] Britain ready to assist efforts for Cyprus settlement

0910:CYPPRESS:03

Britain ready to assist efforts for Cyprus settlement

By Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jan 31 (CNA) -- British Secretary of State Dennis MacShane has expressed Britain's readiness to assist the UN Secretary-General in any new Cyprus settlement process.

''In meantime, we will continue to work to implement the EU's policy to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots, in line with the appeal of the UN Secretary-General in his Report on his Mission of Good Offices of 8 May 2004'', he added.

Responding to a question by Labour MP John Lyons at the House of Commons on whether Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will arrange meetings with the other guarantors of Cyprus to discuss the future of the island, MacShane said: ''regularly he meets his Greek and Turkish counterparts. The Foreign Secretary met the Greek Foreign

[04] Education reform programme launched

1015:CYPPRESS:04

Education reform programme launched

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government has launched a most ambitious educational reform programme through dialogue among all interested parties, with a view to turn into reality the vision of a better and more modern educational system that would meet future needs and challenges.

The dialogue began on Sunday following a lengthy report by a group of ''seven wise men'' on educational reforms relating to governance and administration, restructuring of educational levels from nursery to university and the contents of education in the future.

[05] Cyprus FM participates in EU General Affairs meeting

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Cyprus FM participates in EU General Affairs meeting

[06] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 01/02/2005 to 02/02/2005 ------- On Tuesday, the weather will be partly cloudy with risk of isolated shower and snow over Troodos. There will be strong westerly wind 5-BF and the state of sea moderate to rough. Temperature will range between (15-7)C inland (17-9)C over east and south coast, (17-12)C over west coast and (5-0)C over Prodromos area.

On Wednesday, some local showers are expected during day. Showers, local thunderstorms and snowfalls over Troodos are expected during night. The temperature will not change.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 03/02/2005 to 04/02/2005 ------- Mostly cloudy with rainshowers, local thunderstorms and snowfalls over Troodos area. During afternoon and night the precipitation will weaken but snowfalls are expected over areas with altitude 3000 ft and above.

[07] Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

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Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- There is no reason, at this stage, for Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and self-styled premier in the island's Turkish-occupied areas Mehmet Ali Talat, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here today.

[08] Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

1420:CYPPRESS:07

Government Spokesman: no reason for Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) -- There is no reason, at this stage, for Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and self-styled premier in the island's Turkish-occupied areas Mehmet Ali Talat to meet, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here today.

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

1425:CYPPRESS:08

Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 31 (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                     1.987.923,95

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       83,74     3,38  1.807.826,48
FTSE/CySE 20                           388,62     4,48  1.552.193,12
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.161,89     4,54  1.521.532,75
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.108,35     2,39     40.370,92
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.108,53     4,68    128.879,39
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.159,59     4,47  1.561.903,67
BANKS INDEX                          1.178,50     4,91  1.236.796,95
HOTELS INDEX                         1.155,77     1,55      7.877,54
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.033,52     2,94    204.794,78
FTSE Med (28/01/2005)                7.148,49     0,25

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 31 (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                 17           6          FINE
Larnaca                 19          10          FAIR
Limassol                18          12          FINE
Paphos                  17          14          FAIR

[11] Turkish side responsible for CMP impasse, says Cyprus government

1625:CYPPRESS:10

Turkish side responsible for CMP impasse, says Cyprus government

Nicosia, Jan 31 (CNA) The Turkish side must act to reverse the negative climate that prevails at the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP), after an inconclusive effort to locate a burial site of Greek Cypriot missing persons which the T/C side had indicated.

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