Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-09-17

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CONTENTS

[01] Papadopoulos: Proposals will make Annan's plan more functional

[02] Eckhard: Commitment not in place from all parties in Cyprus

[03] Rice and Papandreou look into Cyprus developments

[04] Weston: US and Greece have great coincidence on Cyprus

[05] CY to start flights from Larnaca to Colombo

[06] Nearly 1.5 m. crossings of the divide between April and August

[07] Iacovou to attend Lindh's funeral

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[10] Cyprus journalists condemn ''charges'' against T/C journalists

[11] German MP: Annan plan a proper basis for solution

[12] Maritime Cyprus 2003 Conference starts on September 21

[13] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[14] Omirou and Durduran agree on Cyprus issue and Euro-elections

[15] President leaves on Monday to NY to address UN General Assembly

[16] Iran supports a solution on Cyprus based on UN resolutions

[01] Papadopoulos: Proposals will make Annan's plan more functional

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Papadopoulos: Proposals will make Annan's plan more functional

Larnaca, Sep 17 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for a Cyprus settlement is accepted as a basis for negotiations, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said, noting that the proposals of the Greek Cypriot side to amend the plan will make it more functional and more viable.

The Cypriot President was speaking to the press on his return last night from Greece, where he held talks with Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis.

Invited to comment on Annan's reference in the UN chief's annual report to the UN General Assembly on the work of the United Nations, that he would resume active efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem provided that the parties concerned would demonstrate their commitment to a settlement based on his peace plan, Papadopoulos said ''this is the same statement included in his (the SG's) Report on Cyprus to the UN Security Council. This was his stable position in The Hague and in the Report he submitted to the Security Council. The same wording,'' he added.

[02] Eckhard: Commitment not in place from all parties in Cyprus

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Eckhard: Commitment not in place from all parties in Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 17 (CNA) -- The UN Secretary General would once again get actively involved in efforts for a Cyprus settlement if he received from the parties some serious and credible expression of their willingness to once again negotiate for a settlement along the lines that he proposed to them on the basis ïf his plan, UN Secretary General's spokesman Fred Eckhard has said.

[03] Rice and Papandreou look into Cyprus developments

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Rice and Papandreou look into Cyprus developments

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Sep 17 (CNA) -- The Cyprus problem was among the issues discussed during a meeting US President's National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice had here yesterday with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou.

[04] Weston: US and Greece have great coincidence on Cyprus

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Weston: US and Greece have great coincidence on Cyprus

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Sep 17 (CNA) -- US and Greece have a great coincidence of views on all aspects related to the Cyprus problem and also on the way ahead, US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus Thomas Weston said after meeting here Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou.

[05] CY to start flights from Larnaca to Colombo

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CY to start flights from Larnaca to Colombo

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus Airways will start flights from Larnaca to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, from November 18.

[06] Nearly 1.5 m. crossings of the divide between April and August

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Nearly 1.5 m. crossings of the divide between April and August

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- There were nearly 1.5 million crossings between the free and the occupied areas of Cyprus and vice-versa between April 23 and August 31, 2003 according to a Justice and Public Order Ministry report on the government's measures aimed at improving the position of Turkish Cypriots.

Justice and Public Order Minister Doros Theodorou told a news conference on government measures for Turkish Cypriots that the government had shown its good will to help Turkish Cypriots by introducing a series of measures aimed at bringing people from both sides of the divide together and at improving the Turkish Cypriots' position, always within the framework of the Republic's laws and EU laws and directives.

Theodorou said the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and other countries would not accept the partial lifting of restrictions on free movement in Cyprus as a solution to the Cyprus problem.

The minister reported on each ministry's role in taking measures aimed at improving the position of the Turkish Cypriots.

[07] Iacovou to attend Lindh's funeral

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Iacovou to attend Lindh's funeral

Nicosia, 17 Sep (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou will represent Cyprus at the funeral of Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh scheduled to take place on Friday.

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               87,30   ( 0,48)

Traded Value                  CYP    945.598

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    219.998   348,72   ( 0,59)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.476,73   (-0,47)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    134.550   100,17   ( 0,95)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    103.576    75,11   (-0,01)
Insurance Companies           CYP     27.661    15,35   ( 1,05)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     52.960    57,48   (-0,95)
Tourism Companies             CYP     10.012    82,91   ( 1,28)
Trading Companies             CYP     50.606    20,70   ( 0,68)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    354.787    74,45   (-0,24)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     11.796     3,36   ( 1,20)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     22.106    13,24   ( 1,46)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        189    12,08   ( 3,34)
Hotels                        CYP      7.604    42,89   ( 0,42)
Other Companies               CYP     87.021    81,65   (-0,10)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[10] Cyprus journalists condemn ''charges'' against T/C journalists

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Cyprus journalists condemn ''charges'' against T/C journalists

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) The Union of Cyprus Journalists has strongly denounced a new wave of persecution of Turkish Cypriot journalists in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, describing it as an escalation of the unrelenting campaign and effort by the occupation regime to strangle the voices of those who are trying to end the occupation.

[11] German MP: Annan plan a proper basis for solution

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German MP: Annan plan a proper basis for solution

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- The Annan peace plan for Cyprus is a proper basis for the solution of the Cyprus question, President of the German - Cypriot Parliamentary Friendship Group Siegfried Helias stressed here today.

Helias, at the head of a parliamentary delegation of the German Bundestag, met in Nicosia with Foreign Minister Giorgos Iacovou, who briefed the German delegation on recent developments in the Cyprus problem.

[12] Maritime Cyprus 2003 Conference starts on September 21

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Maritime Cyprus 2003 Conference starts on September 21

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- One of the worlds largest shipping conferences, entitled Maritime Cyprus 2003, will be held from 21-24 September in Limassol with its main theme the Widening shipping horizons.

The conference will be held at Evagoras Lanitis Centre Charoupomilos in Limassol and among the issues, which will be examined, are Maritime security, Flag Responsibilities, Maritime industrial relations and the Environment.

During the conference, a seminar on Cyprus cruising entitled Cyprus A cruise Centre will take place on Monday (22 September) and Friday (26 September). It will be attended by journalists from trade and consumer cruising publications from Germany, Holland, Ireland, Russia, Switzerland and the UK.

[13] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 17 (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                34          19         FINE
Larnaca                32          21         FINE
Limassol               30          22         FINE
Paphos                 29          20         FINE

[14] Omirou and Durduran agree on Cyprus issue and Euro-elections

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Omirou and Durduran agree on Cyprus issue and Euro-elections

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- Socialist Movement EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou and leader of Turkish Cypriot Movement of Patriotic Unity Alpay Durduran agreed here today on the need for a solution of the Cyprus problem and the participation of Turkish Cypriots at the European Parliament elections, to take place June 2004.

''During our meeting'', the EDEK leader said, ''we reaffirmed the firm dedication of our parties to the need for a solution of the Cyprus question as soon as possible, a solution that would reunite our country and ensure the fundamental freedoms and human rights for all people of Cyprus within the framework of a federal state''.

[15] President leaves on Monday to NY to address UN General Assembly

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President leaves on Monday to NY to address UN General Assembly

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos departs Monday for New York to address the UN General Assembly, where he will also meet UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

[16] Iran supports a solution on Cyprus based on UN resolutions

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Iran supports a solution on Cyprus based on UN resolutions

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) -- Iran supports a just solution of the Cyprus issue, based on the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami stressed, adding that his country position is given in all international organisations''.

Khatami received in Teheran on Wednesday House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias who is on an official visit to Iran heading a parliamentary delegation.

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