Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-09-04

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Spokesman criticizes Turkey’s position on Loizidou case

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Spokesman describes Erdogan’s statements ''false''

[06] Spokesman: Cyprus is a single constituency

[07] Italian presidency to investigate Rizokarpaso schools prohibition

[08] Poos condemns signing of illegal ''deal'' in occupied areas

[09] Foreign Minister flies to Rome for informal EU ministers meeting

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 4 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 05/09/2003 to 06/09/2003

Local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected at times on Friday, but sunny intervals as well. Southwesterly to westerly moderate to fresh winds will prevail, but locally strong over south in the afternoon. The state of sea will be generally moderate and temporarily up to rough in the afternoon. Maximum temperature is expected around 32C inland, 30C over the south and east coast, 29C over the west coast and 23C over Prodroms. Minimum temperature is expected around 20C inland, 23 C over the coasts and 18C over Prodromos.

On Saturday the weather is expected to be mainly fine with local cloud. Southwesterly to northwesterly moderate and locally fresh winds will prevail and the state of sea will be generally moderate. Temperature will generally note a small fall.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 07/09/2003 to 08/09/2003

The weather is expected to be mainly fine, with temporal cloud in the afternoon. A gradual increase in temperature is expected.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 4 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,37   ( 0,22)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.873.757

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    613.617   367,79   ( 0,50)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.823,64   ( 0,66)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    431.945   105,15   ( 0,25)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    237.255    77,22   ( 0,69)
Insurance Companies           CYP      9.782    15,05   (-0,20)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    161.500    57,82   ( 0,03)
Tourism Companies             CYP      7.640    82,63   ( 0,39)
Trading Companies             CYP      9.804    20,74   ( 0,73)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    762.704    73,39   (-0,60)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     12.845     3,48   ( 0,87)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     50.641    13,55   (-0,07)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        428    12,20   ( 1,75)
Hotels                        CYP     12.127    42,85   ( 0,14)
Other Companies               CYP    104.247    81,60   ( 0,43)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[03] Spokesman criticizes Turkey’s position on Loizidou case

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Spokesman criticizes Turkeys position on Loizidou case

Nicosia, Sep 4 (CNA) The permanent representatives at the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers should decide whether they accept Turkeys delaying tactics regarding payment of compensation it owes to Greek Cypriot Titina Loizidou in a case of human rights violation, said here Thursday Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides.

''In May President Papadopoulos expressed reservations and raised doubts whether Ankara's stated intention to pay damages was indeed a real commitment on the part of the Turkish government to comply with the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the Loizidou case, he said.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 4 (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)

Nicosia 36 21 FAIR Larnaca 32 23 FINE Limassol 33 24 FINE Paphos 31 22 FAIR

[05] Spokesman describes Erdogan’s statements ''false''

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Spokesman describes Erdogans statements ''false

Nicosia, Sep 4 (CNA) The government described as false and inaccurate statements made by Turkeys Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Berlin on Cyprus.

[06] Spokesman: Cyprus is a single constituency

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Spokesman: Cyprus is a single constituency

Nicosia, Sep 4 (CNA) Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here Thursday that the decision regarding the approval of the bill on the European Parliament elections next year depends on the political leadership and deputies.

[07] Italian presidency to investigate Rizokarpaso schools prohibition

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Italian presidency to investigate Rizokarpaso schools prohibition

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 4 (CNA) The Italian presidency of the European Union will investigate the refusal of the illegal regime in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus to allow the operation of schools in the occupied village of Rizokarpaso.

The issue was raised during a plenary session of the European Parliament, which examined human rights.

[08] Poos condemns signing of illegal ''deal'' in occupied areas

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Poos condemns signing of illegal deal in occupied areas

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 4 (CNA) European Parliament Rapporteur on Cyprus' accession to the European Union Jacques Poos strongly condemned the signing of the so-called framework agreement for a customs union between Turkey and the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime in the occupied north of Cyprus and called on the Commission and the EU Council to intervene.

[09] Foreign Minister flies to Rome for informal EU ministers meeting

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Foreign Minister flies to Rome for informal EU ministers meeting

Larnaca, Sep 4 (CNA) Cyprus Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou said there will be a chance in the first three months of 2004 to resume negotiations for a Cyprus settlement, noting that if negotiations do not produce result it is very possible that efforts will move after Cyprus accession to the EU.

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