Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-11-18

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CONTENTS

[01] National Council looks into Annan's plan

[02] Cyprus parliamentarians to attend enlargement debate

[03] Holy Synod rejects Annan plan

[04] National Council recommends talks on UN proposal

[05] US Congressman sees deficiencies to UN plan on Cyprus

[06] Palacio: Cyprus is a thriving maritime centre

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] FM raises Cyprus' requests for remaining negotiating chapters

[11] Commission Vice President: Acquis not an obstacle to Annan plan

[12] Laeken countries welcome decision to conclude accesion negotiations

[13] Cyprus and Sri Lanka initial air transport agreement

[14] Students urge end to US domination

[15] British envoy arrives Wednesday for talks

[16] Commission disassociates Cyprus' from Turkey’s accession

[17] Simitis: plan is not related to Turkey or Cyprus’ EU accession course

[01] National Council looks into Annan's plan

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National Council looks into Annan's plan

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- The National Council (top advisory body to the President for the handling of the Cyprus problem) convenes here today to discuss the plan submitted by the UN Secretary General for a settlement in Cyprus.

Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides is expected to brief the Council members on the outcome of his Saturday talks in Athens with the Greek Premier Costas Simitis.

In today's session the island's political party leaders will inform the President if they accept or not the plan as a basis for negotiations. President Clerides will take the final decision on the issue.

[02] Cyprus parliamentarians to attend enlargement debate

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Cyprus parliamentarians to attend enlargement debate

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- A six-member delegation of the Cyprus House of Representatives will attend the debate on EU enlargement that will take place in the European Parliament, Strasbourg, November 18-20. This is the first meeting between members of Parliament from the EU applicant states and MEPs.

[03] Holy Synod rejects Annan plan

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Holy Synod rejects Annan plan

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- The Holy Synod of Cyprus' Orthodox Church has said that UN Secretary General's plan for a settlement in Cyprus could not be accepted because it is not in line with the international law principles, the human rights, the European Court of Human Rights rulings and the UN resolutions but on the contrary legalises the faits accomplis of the Turkish invasion and occupation.

Cyprus' Bishops, who convened here yesterday, said that the proposed settlement contains ample of negatives and violates the right of free movement, settlement and property, legalises and makes permanent the remaining of illegal settlers, deprives all refugees of their right to return to their ancestral homes and by the veto right provided for all three authorities, the executive, the law and the judicial it equals the Greek Cypriots who constitute the 82% of the island's population with the Turkish Cypriots who constitute the 18% of the population.

[04] National Council recommends talks on UN proposal

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National Council recommends talks on UN proposal

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- The National Council, comprising parliamentary parties, recommended today by majority vote that President Glafcos Clerides negotiates on a UN proposal with a view at finding a political settlement in Cyprus.

The announcement was made by Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou after a three-hour-long meeting of the Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem. The Council will convene again on 28 November.

The spokesman said the Council reiterated the adherence of the Greek Cypriot side to finding a peaceful solution in Cyprus, without delay, through negotiations under UN Secretary General's auspices between the two communities.

[05] US Congressman sees deficiencies to UN plan on Cyprus

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US Congressman sees deficiencies to UN plan on Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Nov 18 (CNA) -- US Congressman Robert Andrews has expressed hope that Cyprus negotiations, under the aegis of UN Secretary General, ''will yield a just solution, an independent Cyprus with one sovereignty, where the rights of all people are respected''.

[06] Palacio: Cyprus is a thriving maritime centre

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Palacio: Cyprus is a thriving maritime centre

Limassol, Nov 18 (CNA) -- Vice President of the European Commission, Loyola de Palacio has described Cyprus as a ''thriving maritime centre'' and noted that Cyprus accession negotiations with the EU create new prospects for further developments in shipping.

''Cyprus envisages to join the EU with a strong fleet and a well founded and efficient maritime infrastructure,'' de Palacio who is also Commissioner, Responsible for Relations with the European Parliament, Energy and Transport told a seminar organised here yesterday by the Cyprus Shipping Council on Cyprus Shipping At the threshold of the European Union: Challenges and Prospects''.

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              108,93   ( 0,34)

Traded Value                  CYP  2.337.227

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    834.940   430,47   (-0,03)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    456.466   122,89   ( 0,15)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    122.470    93,71   ( 0,15)
Insurance Companies           CYP     21.653    24,26   (-0,82)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     48.978    70,08   ( 1,33)
Tourism Companies             CYP     28.157   127,01   (-0,13)
Trading Companies             CYP     41.844    22,39   ( 1,22)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     36.309    73,07   ( 0,65)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     45.343     4,10   (-0,73)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    147.310    27,24   ( 2,95)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        210    15,97   (-1,36)
Hotels                        CYP     66.467    53,63   (-1,12)
Other Companies               CYP    753.860   102,00   (-0,07)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Íïv 18 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 19/11/02 to 20/11/02
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The weather will be fine, dry and warmer than normal. Winds will be northeasterly to southwesterly gentle 3 to 4 bf during day time and light northwest to northwest 2 to 3bf during night time. The state of the sea will be smooth to slight. The temperature will range from 11 to 28 degrees C.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 21/11/02 to 22/11/02
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The weather will be fine with no significant change in the temperature.

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 18 (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                  27           9          FINE
Larnaca                  26          13          FINE
Limassol                 26          12          FINE
Paphos                   26          12          FINE

[10] FM raises Cyprus' requests for remaining negotiating chapters

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FM raises Cyprus' requests for remaining negotiating chapters

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Nov 18 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides raised during today's joint meeting between European Union Foreign Ministers and their counterparts from candidate countries, Cyprus' requests concerning the remaining negotiating chapters for accession.

[11] Commission Vice President: Acquis not an obstacle to Annan plan

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Commission Vice President: Acquis not an obstacle to Annan plan

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) The acquis communautaire does not constitute an impediment to the UN Secretary-Generals peace plan for Cyprus, said here Monday Vice President of the European Commission, Loyola de Palacio.

[12] Laeken countries welcome decision to conclude accesion negotiations

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Laeken countries welcome decision to conclude accession talks

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) The heads of government of the Laeken Group of candidate countries for European Union accession have welcomed Brussels' determination to conclude accession negotiations with them in Copenhagen, in December.

[13] Cyprus and Sri Lanka initial air transport agreement

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Cyprus and Sri Lanka initial air transport agreement

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Sri Lanka have initialled an air agreement that sets the framework for the development of air transport and for the promotion of their bilateral relations in the fields of tourism and economy.

[14] Students urge end to US domination

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Students urge end to US domination

Nicosia, Nov 18 (CNA) -- Students and pupils in Cyprus condemned here Monday the US intervention in the internal affairs of Greece that led to the military coups in 1967 in Greece and in 1974 in Cyprus.

[15] British envoy arrives Wednesday for talks

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British envoy arrives Wednesday for talks

[16] Commission disassociates Cyprus' from Turkey’s accession

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Commission disassociates Cyprus' from Turkeys accession

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Nov 18 (CNA) European Commission Spokesman Jonathan Faull has said Cyprus accession course is not in any way linked to that of Turkey's, stressing that every country is judged on its own merits.

Invited to comment on claims by Tayyip Erdogan, leader of Turkeys elections and head of the Justice and Development Party, (AKP), that a united Cyprus should join the EU simultaneously with Turkey, Faull replied that ''the accession of one country to the EU cannot depend on the accession of another country.

[17] Simitis: plan is not related to Turkey or Cyprus’ EU accession course

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Simitis: plan is not related to Turkey or Cyprus EU accession course

by Costas Iordanides

Athens, Nov 18 (CNA) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said the UN Secretary-Generals plan for a Cyprus settlement is not associated with discussions to give Turkey a date to start accession negotiations with the European Union, or Cyprus accession to the EU.

The Cyprus problem, Cyprus' EU course as well as Turkish-EU relations and Greco-Turkish relations were the focus of today's talks in Athens between Simitis and visiting leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, winner of the recent elections in Turkey.

The Greek Premier pointed out that a political solution to the Cyprus problem is independent of accession and that Greece will insist Cyprus remains in the first wave of EU enlargement.

Erdogan said the time until the European Council in Copenhagen on December 12, is not sufficient for an agreement on Cyprus.

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