Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-07-11

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CONTENTS

[01] Mavronicolas: Cyprus and Greece continue defence cooperation

[02] Cyprus denounces Turkish violations of its airspace

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

[06] Cyprus' accession will significantly enrich EU habitat

[07] British High Commission on Chilcott

[08] Papadopoulos says Denktash's proposal usual tactic

[01] Mavronicolas: Cyprus and Greece continue defence cooperation

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Mavronicolas: Cyprus and Greece continue defence cooperation

Larnaca, Jul 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus Defence Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas has said that the military cooperation between Greece and Cyprus continues, adding that both countries believe that a solution of the island's political problem should be promoted.

[02] Cyprus denounces Turkish violations of its airspace

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Cyprus denounces Turkish violations of its airspace

Nicosia, Jul 11 (CNA) - The Republic of Cyprus has protested to the UN over the violations of its airspace by Turkish fighter jets.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jul 11(CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,22    (-0,41)

Traded Value                  CYP    289.754

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    182.845   343,57   (-0,84)
FTSE Med 100**                               5.450,12   (-0,90)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    159.821   100,10   (-1,07)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     24.727    72,97   (-0,55)
Insurance Companies           CYP          0    14,11   ( 0,07)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      2.198    54,41   ( 0,82)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.227    83,56   (-0,92)
Trading Companies             CYP      5.399    17,84   (-0,22)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      7.195    68,60   ( 1,93)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      2.093     2,69   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     10.013    13,19   (-2,44)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,59   ( 2,84)
Hotels                        CYP      9.567    39,73   (-0,35)
Other Companies               CYP     38.912    77,16   (-0,29)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jul 11 (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                38           22         FINE
Larnaca                35           21         FINE
Limassol               34           21         FINE
Paphos                 30           18         FINE

[05] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

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Key official interest rates remain unchanged

Nicosia, Jul 11 (CNA) - Cyprus Central Bank Governor Christodoulos Christodoulou announced today that the Monetary Policy Committee has decided that the key official interest rates would remain unchanged.

[06] Cyprus' accession will significantly enrich EU habitat

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Cyprus' accession will significantly enrich EU habitat

Nicosia, Jul 11 (CNA) - Cyprus' accession to the EU will enrich the habitat of the Union significantly, European Commission representatives said here today during a bicommunal seminar on ''EU nature protection policies'' organized by the Delegation of the EU Commission to Cyprus in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Nicosia.

Representatives from the EU Commission's DG Environment said that after the enlargement, 13 new bird species will enrich the EU's environment, seven of them being in Cyprus. There will also be 20 new habitats, five of them in Cyprus.

Greek Cypriot as well as Turkish Cypriot representatives of environmental organizations participated in this one - day seminar.

In his opening remarks at the seminar Italian Ambassador Gerardo la Francesca noted that the environment and its protection have no borders and stressed that both communities in Cyprus should work jointly to achieve the best results for the environment of the island.

Adrian van der Meer, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Cyprus expressed hope that during the seminar very important conclusions and decisions would be taken.

CNA/AAR/EC/2003, ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[07] British High Commission on Chilcott

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British High Commission on Chilcott

Nicosia, Jul 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus is part of the brief of Dominick Chilcott, newly appointed Director of EU Bilateral Affairs at Britain's Foreign Office.

Spokesman for the British High Commission in Nicosia Stuart Summers told CNA that Britain has always had a director who was responsible for Cyprus.

[08] Papadopoulos says Denktash's proposal usual tactic

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Papadopoulos says Denktash's proposal usual tactic

Nicosia, Jul 11 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos stressed today that the proposal of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to reopen the Nicosia International airport is part of his well-known tactic to maintain the Turkish occupation regime on the island and establish ''good neighbourly relations''.

In a written statement issued after receiving a letter from Denktash, the President says he has called a National Council meeting for Monday afternoon, to examine the Turkish Cypriot leader's proposal and prepare a reply.

The statement, which was read out to reporters by Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides, says that Rauf Denktash has rejected the confidence building measures discussed in 1993 and 1994, as well as the UN Secretary General's solution plan for a comprehensive settlement submitted to the sides in March this year.

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