Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-07-14

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CONTENTS

[01] Parliament to ratify Cyprus' Accession Treaty

[02] Chrysostomides: Our efforts for a settlement continue

[03] Papadopoulos: No prospects for resumption of Cyprus talks soon

[04] Cypriots in Britain denounce crime against Cyprus

[05] Cyprus offers hope for conflict resolution

[06] Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty

[07] President says Accession Treaty ratification important moment

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[09] Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty unanimously

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[11] Italian ambassador: Italy and Cyprus are closer today

[12] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[13] Van der Meer says Annan Plan only way forward

[14] Greece says Denktash's proposal is maneuvre

[15] Turkish Cypriot women win Beach Volley Tournament

[16] Commission calls for early resumption of UN talks on Cyprus

[17] President to reply to Annan on Denktash's letter

[01] Parliament to ratify Cyprus' Accession Treaty

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Parliament to ratify Cyprus' Accession Treaty

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) -- The 56-seat Cyprus House of Representatives convenes here this morning at an extraordinary session to ratify Cyprus' Accession Treaty to the Euopean Union.

[02] Chrysostomides: Our efforts for a settlement continue

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Chrysostomides: Our efforts for a settlement continue

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) -- Cyprus' accession to the EU does not mean that we shall give up our sincere efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has stressed, noting that ''on the contrary, we now feel that it is all the more imperative to multiply our efforts to reverse the tragic division of our country in a united Europe.''

[03] Papadopoulos: No prospects for resumption of Cyprus talks soon

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Papadopoulos: No prospects for resumption of Cyprus talks soon

Larnaca, Jul 14 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has expressed the belief that at the moment there are no prospects for the resumption of Cyprus talks, but underlined that the Greek Cypriot side's will is to achieve the resumption of talks, on the basis of the Annan plan, the soonest possible, so that a reunited Cyprus will join the EU in May 2004.

[04] Cypriots in Britain denounce crime against Cyprus

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Cypriots in Britain denounce crime against Cyprus

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jul 14 (CNA) -- Cypriot community in Britain called upon British Premier Tony Blaire to use his influence on the international community to achieve a change in Turkey's stance towards the Cyprus problem so that the country complies with the international law and the relevant decisions of the United Nations regarding Cyprus.

At a rally organised here yesterday, Greek Cypriots as well as some Turkish Cypriots gathered together to condemn the military coup of 15 July 1974 and the Turkish invasion to Cyprus five days later.

President of the Cyprus National Federation in Great Britain Haris Sofoclides, accompanied by Cypriot veterans of the Second World War, stopped at the Prime Minister's residence, where a letter was handed out, asking for further international pressure on Turkey.

Eight British MP's representing all three parliamentary parties as well as three British MEP's expressed during the gathering their support for justice in Cyprus.

Main speaker at the rally, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides expressed the readiness of the Greek Cypriot side to start negotiations on the basis of the Annan peace plan.

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[05] Cyprus offers hope for conflict resolution

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Cyprus offers hope for conflict resolution

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) -- ''Cyprus gave an example of what can be done. It gives hope. One of the things we lack in my country is hope. My hope has risen here'', said Israeli participant Noa Balaban, speaking at the closing ceremony of the Youth Promoting Peace initiative that took place in Nicosia last week.

[06] Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty

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Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty

[07] President says Accession Treaty ratification important moment

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President says Accession Treaty ratification important moment

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said today that the ratification of Cyprus' EU Accession Treaty might be the most important historical moment after the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960.

[08] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

On Tuesday (July 15) and Wednesday (July 16), fine weather is expected, although local mist patches and low cloud will form, mainly overnight.

Winds will be southwesterly to westerly, gentle to moderate in the morning, turning to moderate and locally fresh in the afternoon. Strong breezes are expected locally over the south coast, in the afternoon. Gentle southwesterly to northwesterly breezes will prevail overnight. The state of sea will be generally slight to moderate but locally in the south it will be temporarily up to rough by late afternoon.

The maximum temperatures recorded were 37 degrees Centigrade inland, around 31 along the south and east coasts, and around 29 along the west coast and over the mountains. Minimum temperatures were 19 to 21 degrees inland and along the coasts, and around 18 degrees over the mountains.

On Thursday (July 17) and Friday (July 18) no significant change in weather conditions is expected.

[09] Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty unanimously

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Cyprus House ratifies Accession Treaty unanimously

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) -- The 56-member Cyprus House of Rperesentatives ratified here today unanimously the Accession Treaty of Cyprus and the other nine EU acceding countries. Cyprus is the only country among the 10 acceding countries, which does not ratify the Accession Treaty with a referendum.

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,38    ( 0,19)

Traded Value                  CYP    223.958

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    149.451   343,99   ( 0,12)
FTSE Med 100**                               5.431,83   (-0,34)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    135.825   100,63   ( 0,53)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     12.583    73,09   ( 0,16)
Insurance Companies           CYP        161    14,03   (-0,57)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      6.188    54,45   ( 0,07)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.085    84,82   ( 1,51)
Trading Companies             CYP      2.086    17,89   ( 0,28)
Building and Cement Companies CYP        139    68,80   ( 0,29)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.701     2,65   (-1,49)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      8.980    13,27   ( 0,61)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,44   (-1,29)
Hotels                        CYP      1.123    39,50   (-0,58)
Other Companies               CYP     14.555    76,61   (-0,71)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[11] Italian ambassador: Italy and Cyprus are closer today

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Italian ambassador: Italy and Cyprus are closer today

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) ''Italy and Cyprus are even closer today,'' Italian Ambassador to Cyprus Gherardo la Francesca has said here after the ratification of the Accession Treaty of Cyprus and the other nine EU acceding countries by the island's House of Representatives.

[12] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 14 (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                37           21         FINE
Larnaca                31           21         FINE
Limassol               30           21         FINE
Paphos                 30           20         FINE

[13] Van der Meer says Annan Plan only way forward

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Van der Meer says Annan Plan only way forward

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - Head of the European Commission Delegation to Cyprus, Adrian Van der Meer, said today that the only way forward to finding a settlement of the Cyprus question is the Annan Plan, which addresses the core issues of the problem.

However, he told reporters after meeting Interior Minister Andreas Christou that the EU welcomes any confidence building measures, noting it was up to the parties to decide.

[14] Greece says Denktash's proposal is maneuvre

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Greece says Denktash's proposal is maneuvre

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - Greece today called upon Ankara and the Turkish occupation regime in Cyprus to enter negotiations to resolve the Cyprus issue.

Commenting on a proposal by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to reopen the airport of Nicosia, Greek Government Spokesman Christos Protopapas in his daily briefing said ''it is clear that the proposal is a maneuvre.''

[15] Turkish Cypriot women win Beach Volley Tournament

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Turkish Cypriot women win Beach Volley Tournament

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - Two Turkish Cypriot women dominated the second tournament of the Pancyprian Beach Volley Championship that took place over the weekend.

[16] Commission calls for early resumption of UN talks on Cyprus

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Commission calls for early resumption of UN talks on Cyprus

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Jul 14 (CNA) - The European Commission has reiterated its support for the UN Secretary General's efforts in reaching a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem and called for an early resumption of the talks on the basis of his proposal.

[17] President to reply to Annan on Denktash's letter

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President to reply to Annan on Denktash's letter

Nicosia, Jul 14 (CNA) - The National Council authorised Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos to handle the issue regarding Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his proposal to reopen the Nicosia Airport.

Undersecretary to the President Christodoulos Pashiardis told reporters after the extraordinary meeting that the Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, ''thoroughly discussed the contents of the letter which Denktash had sent to Annan and the Secretary-General conveyed to President Papadopoulos.

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