Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-02-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Israeli firm wins contract for Cyprus radar system

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Serbian deputy PM:Biggest investment in Serbia comes from Cyprus

[04] Cyprus deputies discussed harmonisation issues in Brussels

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Central Bank maintains interest rates at current level

[08] Greece and Cyprus call on the Turkish side to show political will

[09] Cyprus and Armenia signed interstate agreement on defence

[10] Kasoulides discusses EU issues in Malta

[01] Israeli firm wins contract for Cyprus radar system

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Israeli firm wins contract for Cyprus radar system

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Central Tenders Board has awarded to the Israeli firm IAI ELTA Electronics Industries the contract to supply the island with a coastal radar system, according to an official announcement issued in Nicosia.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 22/02/2002 to 23/02/2002

Weather: On Friday mainly fine. On Saturday unstable with rain or showers. Wind: South-easterly to South-westerly moderate in the afternoon, light at night. Temperature: Maximum (18-20)C, Minimum (7-9)C

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 24/02/2002 to 25/02/2002 Changeable weather period of fine and rainy weather. Decrease in temperature is expected.

Sea Temperature: 17C

CNA/ÌÌ/2002 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[03] Serbian deputy PM:Biggest investment in Serbia comes from Cyprus

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Serbian deputy PM:Biggest investment in Serbia comes from Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) -- "At this moment the first and the biggest investment in Serbia comes from Cyprus," Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Velimir Ilic said here today, after a meeting with President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides.

[04] Cyprus deputies discussed harmonisation issues in Brussels

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Cyprus deputies discussed harmonisation issues in Brussels

Brussels, Feb 21 (CNA) -- European Union enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen, who met in Brussels a Cyprus parliamentary delegation, expressed satisfaction with the country's accession course and its harmonization with the acquis communautaire and said the EU heads of state at their summit in December 2002 in Copenhagen are set to decide about those candidate countries that will join first the Union.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              116,11 ( 0,04)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.594.870

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    769.225   477,57  ( 0,05)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    470.930   131,50  ( 0,14)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     86.040   107,35  ( 1,41)
Insurance Companies           CYP     22.558    41,36  ( 0,41)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     45.969    54,76  ( 0,20)
Tourism Companies             CYP     65.341    85,77  ( 0,27)
Trading Companies             CYP     34.489    29,31  (-0,71)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     17.309    55,68  ( 1,24)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     39.388     6,94  (-1,42)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    113.344    24,70  (-0,12)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      8.088    22,82  ( 6,39)
Hotels                        CYP    174.128    70,46  (-0,55)
Other Companies               CYP    372.404   118,25  (-0,76)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 21(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                  18           6         CLOUDY
Larnaca                  19           8         FAIR
Limassol                 21           9         CLOUDY
Paphos                   19           8         FAIR

[07] Central Bank maintains interest rates at current level

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Central Bank maintains interest rates at current level

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) -- The Central Bank of Cyprus announced today its decision to maintain basic interest rates, i.e. the Lombard rates and the Overnight Deposit Facility rates at 5.5% and 2.5% respectively.

[08] Greece and Cyprus call on the Turkish side to show political will

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Greece and Cyprus call on the Turkish side to show political will

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) - Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou and Cyprus Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou underlined today in Athens the need for the Turkish ide to show political the will for a solution to the Cyprus problem.

Speaking to the press after meeting Papapetrou, Papandreou said there is a historic opportunity for the interested parties, to solve the Cyprus problem adding that the Turkish side must show the necessary will and that the Greek side has already done so.

[09] Cyprus and Armenia signed interstate agreement on defence

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Cyprus and Armenia signed interstate agreement on defence

Nicosia, Feb 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus Defence Minister Socratis Hasikos and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan signed here today an interstate agreement on cooperation in the military and technical sectors, with a view to further develop relations between the two countries.

[10] Kasoulides discusses EU issues in Malta

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Kasoulides discusses EU issues in Malta

Nicosia, Feb 21(CNA)-- Cyprus' and Malta's bid to join the EU was the core issue Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides discussed today in Malta with high-level government and other officials.

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