Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-08-05

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] Cyprus government says missing persons' issue is purely humanitarian

[03] Cyprus government: T/Cs can have access to Kokkina by land

[04] Spokesman: Ministry ready for reopening Rizokarpaso Gymnasium

[05] Famagusta should return to lawful residents, says Spokesman

[06] Cyprus government aware of British Bases intention to operate two antennas

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] Talat: T/C side to cooperate on the issue of missing persons

[10] G/C & T/C parties to establish joint commitee on Cyprus problem

[11] Laiki Group records satisfactory results first half of 2004

[12] Villiers: No EU money to be used on building on G/C occupied land

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 06/8/2004 to 07/8/2004
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Mainly fine with patchy cloud around midday. Mist or patches and low cloud towards dawn.

Wind: Westerly to Southwesterly gentle to moderate during the day. Westerly to Northwesterly light to gentle during the night.

Maximum temperature: 37C inland, around 32C over south coastal areas and 30C over west coast and 27C over Prodromos.

Minimum temperature: Around 22C inland and over coastal areas and 18C over Prodromos.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 8/8/2004 to 9/8/2004
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No significant change.

[02] Cyprus government says missing persons' issue is purely humanitarian

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Cyprus government says missing persons' issue is purely humanitarian

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The issue of missing persons is purely humanitarian and the Cyprus government does not intend to get involved into a political discussion or exploitation of the issue, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here today.

[03] Cyprus government: T/Cs can have access to Kokkina by land

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Cyprus government: T/Cs can have access to Kokkina by land

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government has given its consent so that Turkish Cypriots will be able to visit next Sunday the Turkish occupied village of Kokkina by land.

Kokkina, a coastal village in northeast Cyprus, was the epicentre of intercommunal clashes in 1964, when Turkish airforce planes bombed Greek Cypriot villages in the area. Kokkina is accessible only through the free areas of the Republic or by sea.

[04] Spokesman: Ministry ready for reopening Rizokarpaso Gymnasium

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Spokesman: Ministry ready for reopening Rizokarpaso Gymnasium

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Education Ministry is ready to take all necessary measures for the immediate reopening of Rizokarpaso Gymnasium in the Turkish occupied Karpass peninsula, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides announced today.

The spokesman said that ''for a very long time now the government has been acting in a discreet way and quietly so that Rizokarpaso Gymnasium reopens, something that, as it seems, that will be the case.''

[05] Famagusta should return to lawful residents, says Spokesman

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Famagusta should return to lawful residents, says Spokesman

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The issue of the Famagusta port is absolutely related to the issue of the return of Famagusta town, under Turkish occupation since 1974, to its lawful inhabitants, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

He noted that Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has already submitted his proposals on the issue of Famagusta to EU Commissioner Gunter Verheugen.

[06] Cyprus government aware of British Bases intention to operate two antennas

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Cyprus government aware of British Bases intention to operate two antennas

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here Thursday that there are reports that the British Bases in Cyprus will simultaneously operate two big antennas in the area.

He told reporters that the government is closely monitoring the situation and that the original agreement with the British Bases provided for the alternate operation of the antennas and not simultaneous.

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               73,89   (-0,73)

Traded Value                  CYP     284.994

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     199.333  326,25   (-0,86)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.009,28   (-1,36)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     112.172   94,49   (-1,22)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      14.039   72,57   ( 0,01)
Insurance Companies           CYP      42.826   12,13   ( 1,00)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       7.416   47,14   (-0,13)
Tourism Companies             CYP         428   45,47   ( 2,34)
Trading Companies             CYP      15.318   20,39   (-1,07)
Building and Cement Companies CYP          40   62,33   (-0,38)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP         240    2,38   (-2,06)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       3.327    6,72   (-2,47)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   10,85   ( 0,00)
Hotels                        CYP       4.380   27,00   ( 0,30)
Other Companies               CYP      81.692   61,77   ( 0,37)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 05 (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                 36            22          FINE
Larnaca                 32            22          ÇÁÆÕ
Limassol                32            24          ÇÁÆÕ
Paphos                  30            22          ÇÁÆÕ

[09] Talat: T/C side to cooperate on the issue of missing persons

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Talat: T/C side to cooperate on the issue of missing persons

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA)-- The Turkish Cypriot side will fully cooperate on the humanitarian issue of the missing persons, Republican Turkish Party leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said here Thursday.

''We will abide by all requirements which are put either jointly or by the United Nations'', Talat said after a meeting with Greek Cypriot opposition party (DISI) President Nicos Anastasiades, adding that ''we will do everything including all matters that are related to the issue exhumations as well''.

[10] G/C & T/C parties to establish joint commitee on Cyprus problem

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G/C & T/C parties to establish joint committee on Cyprus problem

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA)--Greek Cypriot opposition Democratic Rally party (DISI) and Turkish Cypriot Peace and Democracy Movement agreed today to establish a joint committee to examine issues related to the Cyprus problem.

[11] Laiki Group records satisfactory results first half of 2004

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Laiki Group records satisfactory results first half of 2004

Nicosia, Aug 5 (CNA) -- The financial results of the Laiki Group for the first six months of 2004 are very satisfactory, according to a press release issued here Thursday.

Noting that despite the difficult economic conditions, ''Laiki Group has managed to achieve considerably improved profitability for the first six months of 2004'', it added.

[12] Villiers: No EU money to be used on building on G/C occupied land

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Villiers: No EU money to be used on building on G/C occupied land

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