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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus ratifies anti-personnel landmine convention

[02] Turkish Cypriots in free areas stage demonstration

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Ballot paper goes to press

[05] Eurocontrol air transport office to be set up in Cyprus

[06] Blix says Iraq not cooperating with weapons inspectors

[01] Cyprus ratifies anti-personnel landmine convention

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Cyprus ratifies anti-personnel landmine convention

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jan 18 (CNA) - The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ambassador Sotos Zackheos, deposited yesterday at the UN Office of Legal Affairs, the Instrument of Ratification of the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Landmines and on their Destruction, signed by the President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides.

In his brief address, Zackheos noted that the ratification of the Ottawa Convention highlights the desire of the Cyprus government for peace and reconciliation in Cyprus and sends a message to the Turkish Cypriot community, which has, during recent demonstrations, clearly expressed its hope for a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus problem and prosperity within a united Europe.

[02] Turkish Cypriots in free areas stage demonstration

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Turkish Cypriots in free areas stage demonstration

Limassol, Jan 18 (CNA) - About a hundred Turkish Cypriots living in Limassol, members of the association ''Cyprus belongs to the Cypriots'', staged a demonstration today against the policy of Turkish Cypriot Rauf Denktash on the island's political problem.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 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                 16          11          FINE
Larnaca                 19          11          FINE
Limassol                21          11          FINE
Paphos                  19          11          FINE

[04] Ballot paper goes to press

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Ballot paper goes to press

Nicosia, Jan 18 (CNA) - The ballot paper for next month's presidential elections was finalised this morning at the government press, where half a million ballot papers will be printed in batches of five thousand.

Chief Returning Officer Kyriakos Triantafyllides, who visited the government press today, said a meeting was held this morning at the Ministry of the Interior, attended by representatives of the presidential candidates. He said they discussed certain changes to the ballot papers, such as typing errors.

Triantafyllides noted that the ballot papers would be printed in batches of five thousand on special safety paper, which has the same characteristics as that of bank notes.

[05] Eurocontrol air transport office to be set up in Cyprus

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Eurocontrol air transport office to be set up in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 18 (CNA) - Cyprus, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria are expected to sign on February 4 in Nicosia a protocol to create a regional European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) office to manage air transport.

[06] Blix says Iraq not cooperating with weapons inspectors

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Blix says Iraq not cooperating with weapons inspectors

Larnaca, Jan 18 (CNA) - Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said here today that the Iraqi Authorities were not cooperating sufficiently with weapons inspectors.

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