Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-09-25

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CONTENTS

[01] Chief of Police resigns

[02] Britain wants reunited Cyprus to join EU

[03] President accepts resignations

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Joint meeting of European Parliament and PACE

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Government Spokesman comments on resignations

[08] Refugees send memorandum to UN Chief on Cyprus

[09] LIFE approves co-funding of two projects for Cyprus

[10] Christofias meets Papandreou, Kaklamanis in Athens

[11] Archbishop Chrysostomos returns to Cyprus

[12] PACE honours Cypriot deputy Panagiotis Demetriou

[01] Chief of Police resigns

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Chief of Police resigns

Nicosia, Sep 25 (CNA) -- Chief of Cyprus Police Force Andreas Angelides submitted his resignation this morning to President Glafcos Clerides.

Angelides handed over a letter of resignation to the President during an hour-long meeting at the Presidential Palace.

Speaking to the press afterwards he said that the reasons of his resignation were mentioned in his letter of resignation. He did not elaborate.

He said that President Clerides had told him to ''return to his office''.

Invited to comment on yesterday's resignation of Justice and Public Order Minister, Nicos Koshis, Angelides said ''I have nothing to say.''

[02] Britain wants reunited Cyprus to join EU

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Britain wants reunited Cyprus to join EU

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Sep 25 (CNA) -- ''We have an historic chance this year to bring peace and prosperity to the Eastern Mediterranean by means of accession to the EU by a reunited Cyprus,'' British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stated following a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Sukru Sina Gurel, in London yesterday.

According to a Foreign Office Press release, Straw said that Cyprus was discussed during the meeting, adding ''Turkey and the UK strongly support the UN Secretary General's efforts to secure a settlement in Cyprus.''

He described the meeting as ''a valuable opportunity for us to compare notes on prospects for a durable, comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, which meets the needs of both parties,'' British Foreign Secretary said.

[03] President accepts resignations

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President accepts resignations

Nicosia, Sep 25 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides has accepted the resignations of Justice and Public Order Minister Nikos Koshis and Chief of Police Andreas Angelides.

President Clerides has asked Angelides to stay in office until 29 September 2002.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 25 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               83,26   (-1,08)

Traded Value                  CYP    651.794

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    478.132   323,98   (-1,71)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    383.971    78,88   (-1,79)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     20.598    79,08   (-0,80)
Insurance Companies           CYP      3.404    19,64   (-2,58)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     36.783    61,89   (-0,80)
Tourism Companies             CYP     14.302   103,93   (-2,07)
Trading Companies             CYP     12.271    18,64   (-0,64)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     24.013    58,56   ( 0,29)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      4.504     3,64   (-0,27)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      5.601    13,55   (-0,07)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    15,13   (-2,01)
Hotels                        CYP     17.467    46,41   (-1,55)
Other Companies               CYP     99.926    79,38   ( 0,20)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Joint meeting of European Parliament and PACE

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Joint meeting of European Parliament and PACE

by Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 25 (CNA) - AKEL deputy Doros Christodoulides said ''everyone should be working for peace because without it, security, justice and freedom cannot exist.''

Addressing the joint meeting of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Christodoulides, speaking on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left, noted that ''Europe did not have peace''.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 25 (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                  33          16          FINE
Larnaca                  30          18          FINE
Limassol                 32          19          FINE
Paphos                   29          17          FINE

[07] Government Spokesman comments on resignations

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Government Spokesman comments on resignations

Nicosia, Sep 25 (CNA) - President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides accepted here today the resignations of Justice and Public Order Minister Nicos Koshis and Chief of Police Andreas Angelides, because it is in the ''public interest'', Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said.

Clerides asked the Police Chief to remain in office until September 29, a day before he was due to retire, to find a replacement. The President will appoint the new Police Chief soon, Papapetrou added.

[08] Refugees send memorandum to UN Chief on Cyprus

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Refugees send memorandum to UN Chief on Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 25 (CNA) - The newly formed Union of Cypriot Refugees and Displaced Persons has sent a memorandum to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, saying that if a plan he may submit on a Cyprus settlement is not in accordance with the principles and parameters for a just solution, it will not be accepted.

In its memorandum, to be notified to President Glafcos Clerides and political parties, the Union notes that if the plan does not outline a just solution, the refugees and displaced will ''denounce it at every international forum and struggle against it with any available means''.

[09] LIFE approves co-funding of two projects for Cyprus

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LIFE approves co-funding of two projects for Cyprus

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 25 (CNA) - The European Commission has approved two programmes for Cyprus under the LIFE Third Countries programme 2002.

[10] Christofias meets Papandreou, Kaklamanis in Athens

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Christofias meets Papandreou, Kaklamanis in Athens

by Costas Iordanides

Athens, Sep 25 (CNA) - Cyprus and Greece are working closely for Cyprus' accession to the European Union, Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou said after meeting Cypriot House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias in Athens.

[11] Archbishop Chrysostomos returns to Cyprus

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Archbishop Chrysostomos returns to Cyprus

Larnaca, Sep 25 (CNA) - The primate of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos, returned to the island tonight after a four-and-a-half month stay in Greek clinics in Athens. After his arrival, he was transported to the Archbishopric in Nicosia.

The fully equipped air ambulance transported the Archbishop to Larnaca Airport along with his entourage, the Director of the Cardiac Department of Nicosia General Hospital, Costas Zambartas, a doctor from the ''Ygia'' clinic where he was recuperating in Athens, and Trimithounta Bishop Vassilios.

[12] PACE honours Cypriot deputy Panagiotis Demetriou

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PACE honours Cypriot deputy Panayiotis Demetriou

by Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 25 (CNA) - The ''Pro Merito'' medal and the title of the Honoured Associate of the Council of Europe (CoE) was presented here today to former Vice-President of CoE and recently President of the Cypriot delegation, Panayiotis Demetriou.

''The honour is also for my country,'' Demetriou said, noting that Cyprus ''is struggling to find a solution'' so that everyone is happy, prosperous and lives in the spirit of the European ideals.'' He further expressed the hope that ''this year will be a good year for Cyprus.''

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