Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-11-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines to begin in December

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Bayraktar Mosque in Nicosia to reopen

[05] Weston: Annan plan the only realistic for Cyprus settlement

[01] Destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines to begin in December

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Destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines to begin in December

Nicosia, Nov 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus' National Committee for the Implementation of the Ottawa Convention has announced the holding of a ceremony, on December 2, to mark the commencement of the destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines.

On the following day, December 3, the Committee will organise a Seminar on the Ottawa Convention and its implementation on a global scale and by the Republic of Cyprus.

The ceremony on December 2, will also mark the official launching of the process leading to the Conventions First Review Conference the 2004 Nairobi Summit on a «Mine Free World».

An official press release says ''the fact that Cyprus has been chosen for the global launch of this important process is undoubtedly an honour for Cyprus.''

At 13.30 local time on Tuesday, December 2, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will launch the process for the destruction of 4,000 stockpiled anti-personnel mines.

Remarks will also be made by the President-Designate of the Conventions First Review Conference, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN Organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, by Ms Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1997), of the «International Campaign to Ban Landmines», by Defence Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas and by Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Sotos Zakheos.

Officials representing intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations dealing with the implementation of the Ottawa Convention, as well Ambassadors accredited to Cyprus, state and government officials, the military leadership, as well as representatives of political parties and organisations will attend the ceremony.

The Seminar on the Ottawa Convention will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 09.00 to 11.30 am on December 3. It will be attended by all foreign officials who will be present at the ceremony for the destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines and Cypriot officials involved in the implementation of the Ottawa Convention.

The ceremony and the Seminar are being organised in cooperation with the «Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining», which oversees the implementation of the Ottawa Convention.

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 21 (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 23 9 FINE Larnaca 22 10 FINE Limassol 24 13 FINE Paphos 22 12 FINE

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 21 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               83,41   ( 0,18)

Traded Value                  CYP    264.646

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    134.851   336,07   ( 0,07)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.585,26   (-0,97)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    115.688    96,07   ( 0,30)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     36.353    71,49   (-0,27)
Insurance Companies           CYP      3.171    16,20   (-0,18)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      6.654    57,21   (-0,40)
Tourism Companies             CYP      4.863    71,84   ( 0,13)
Trading Companies             CYP      5.896    20,83   (-0,10)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     22.467    71,92   (-0,03)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP        541     3,45   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      9.331    12,00   ( 1,35)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,23   ( 0,00)
Hotels                        CYP      6.978    39,02   ( 0,62)
Other Companies               CYP     19.963    76,03   ( 0,09)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Bayraktar Mosque in Nicosia to reopen

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Bayraktar Mosque in Nicosia to reopen

Nicosia, Nov 21 (CNA) -- A Turkish Mosque in Nicosia, named ''Mosque of Bayraktar'', restored by the Cypriot government and UNOPS will reopen very soon.

Speaking at a ceremony today near the Mosque to mark its reopening, Interior Minister Andreas Christou stated that the Mosque ''is a symbolic step towards reconstructing a united Cyprus''.

[05] Weston: Annan plan the only realistic for Cyprus settlement

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Weston: Annan plan the only realistic for Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Nov 21, (CNA)-- UN Secretary General Koffi Annan's plan constitutes the only realistic short-term prospect to achieve a settlement on the Cyprus question, US State Department Special Coordinator for Cyprus Thomas Weston said here Friday.

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