Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-05-21

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CONTENTS

[01] International Fair opens doors this week

[02] Cyprus State Theatre performs in China

[03] Cyprus-EU JPC to begin tomorrow

[04] Securities Exchange Commission in Turkey for meeting

[05] Government seeks to safeguard rights of Cypriots in British Bases

[06] UNFICYP destroys weapons under its custody since 1972

[07] Cyprus ready to prevent attack

[08] Russia backs increased UN role in peace talks

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[10] Britain: core issues can be cracked by end of June

[11] Vassiliou thinks heated incident unlikely

[12] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[13] Cyprus talks continue

[01] International Fair opens doors this week

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International Fair opens doors this week

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- The 27th Cyprus International Fair will run this year from May 24 to June 2, and host pavilions from 12 countries while another 20 countries will be represented by their local agents.

[02] Cyprus State Theatre performs in China

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Cyprus State Theatre performs in China

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA)-- The Cyprus State Theatre presents today in Shanghai, China, Aeschylus' ancient tragedy "Seven against Thebes", after two successful performances in Beijing, watched by an enthusiastic audience of 1,500.

Luo Jinlin, drama director, of the China Central Academy of Drama said that the play, also presented at last year's Epidavros Art Festival in Greece, was welcomed as one of the most celebrated performances in the Art Festival.

[03] Cyprus-EU JPC to begin tomorrow

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Cyprus-EU JPC to begin tomorrow

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- The political situation in Cyprus as well as the current EU-Cyprus relations will be among the subjects to be discussed at the Cyprus-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which starts its three-day deliberations here tomorrow.

According to the draft programme, the JPC will also deal with issues regarding EU-Cyprus accession negotiations, the cultural map of Cyprus, the right for free navigation and trade and the protection of the environment and the follow up of the Akamas efforts.

[04] Securities Exchange Commission in Turkey for meeting

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Securities Exchange Commission in Turkey for meeting

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- A three-member delegation, representing the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), left for Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, to attend an international conference on issues relating to the smooth running of SECs on a worldwide scale.

Commission chairman Marios Clerides, heading the delegation, has told CNA that the Commission will participate in discussions among emerging markets and a meeting of candidate countries, seeking European Union membership, to discuss the operation of Stock Exchanges.

[05] Government seeks to safeguard rights of Cypriots in British Bases

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Government seeks to safeguard rights of Cypriots in British Bases

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Britain have been engaged in consultations with the European Commission to ensure that Cypriot nationals, living and working within the British Bases Area, will enjoy the same rights as other Cypriots in the rest of the country, once it becomes a European Union member.

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told the House European Affairs Committee that talks with London are "moving along fine" and that the common agricultural policy, EU structural funds, fisheries matters, customs and excise issues, social security and indirect taxation are all being discussed as part of the ongoing dialogue.

[06] UNFICYP destroys weapons under its custody since 1972

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UNFICYP destroys weapons under its custody since 1972

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) completed here today the destruction of 4,500 weapons that were under UN safekeeping since 1972.

Present at today's procedure was Cyprus Justice and Public Order Minister Nicos Kosis. UNFICYP Commander Lt. Gen. Jin Ha Hwang presided over the decommissioning of the last of the weapons in the stockpile.

[07] Cyprus ready to prevent attack

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Cyprus ready to prevent attack

[08] Russia backs increased UN role in peace talks

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Russia backs increased UN role in peace talks

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- Moscow believes the UN should have a more active role in the peace process aimed at finding a viable settlement in Cyprus and called on the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides to intensify their efforts towards this goal.

Vladimir Prygin, Russian foreign ministry envoy for Cyprus, said the Turkish Cypriot side should adopt a more positive and constructive approach and warned of negative repercussions in the Cyprus question if the opportunity afforded by the country's European Union accession is not seized.

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

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

CSE General Index                               99,13  (0,15)

Traded Value                  CYP    666.197

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    397.053   416,96  (-0,45)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    261.389   117,47  (-0,16)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     33.468    86,45  ( 0,15)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.576    32,10  ( 0,91)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     40.767    56,12  ( 2,05)
Tourism Companies             CYP     19.446    75,24  (-0,36)
Trading Companies             CYP     30.953    22,55  ( 0,49)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.110    53,90  ( 0,28)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     12.932     4,64  (-1,28)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     74.334    15,85  (-0,44)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      1.095    16,99  (-5,24)
Hotels                        CYP     35.757    59,06  ( 0,75)
Other Companies               CYP     81.875   101,57  ( 0,08)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[10] Britain: core issues can be cracked by end of June

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Britain: core issues can be cracked by end of June

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) -- Britain has given its full backing to UN calls to the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides to reach an agreement by the end of June on the core issues that make up the Cyprus problem.

Lord David Hannay, London's special envoy for Cyprus, also warned of negative repercussions should the current peace effort fail and said Britain will give UN negotiators "unstinting support".

[11] Vassiliou thinks heated incident unlikely

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Vassiliou thinks heated incident unlikely

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) - Cyprus' Chief Negotiator for accession to the EU, George Vassiliou, has said it would be a "tragic mistake" to believe that there was no possibility Turkey would change its stance and a solution would be found to the Cyprus problem by December, when the EU will decide on its enlargement.

[12] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 21 (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          15          FINE
Larnaca                  27          15          FINE
Limassol                 28          18          FINE
Paphos                   25          13          FINE

[13] Cyprus talks continue

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Cyprus talks continue

Nicosia, May 21 (CNA) - President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash met for one hour and 40 minutes this afternoon, in the context of the ongoing UN-led direct talks on the Cyprus problem.

The meeting took place in the presence of the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto.

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