Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-02-25

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CONTENTS

[01] Russian FM postpones visit to Cyprus

[02] CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C’wealth news agency alliance

[03] CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C'wealth news agency alliance

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus President to pay working visit to Luxembourg

[06] Cyprus says dismissal of linking EU regulations significant

[07] President Papadopoulos running again for DIKO leadership

[08] Key official interest rates drop 0.25%

[09] Inflation rate 2.8% in Cyprus for January 2005

[10] State Department: US opposes the militarisation of Cyprus

[01] Russian FM postpones visit to Cyprus

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Russian FM postpones visit to Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) Russias Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has postponed a visit to Cyprus, due to have taken place at the beginning of March.

According to an official press release, the Russian Foreign Ministry has informed the Cyprus Foreign Ministry that Lavrov had to postpone his scheduled visit and the region because of "an urgent need to be present in Moscow" at the time.

[02] CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C’wealth news agency alliance

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CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C'wealth news agency alliance

Sydney, Sep 25 (CNA) The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) has accepted a proposal by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) to establish an alliance of the national news agencies of Commonwealth countries.

[03] CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C'wealth news agency alliance

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CPU accepts CNA's suggestion to form C'wealth news agency alliance

Sydney, Sep 25 (CNA) The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) has accepted a proposal by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) to establish an alliance of the national news agencies of Commonwealth countries.

The proposal to form the alliance, under CPU auspices, was tabled by CNA chief editor George Penintaex during a three-day CPU biennial conference, which ended here today.

The acceptance of CNA's suggestion was announced at the end of the proceedings by CPU Executive Committee chairperson Vyvyan Harmsworth and CPU executive director Lindsay Ross.

They said a preparatory meeting would be held probably in May in New Delhi, with the participation of the Press Trust of India (PTI), the Press Association UK, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) and the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Feb 25 (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                 20           9          CLOUDY
Larnaca                 20          10          FAIR
Limassol                21          10          FAIR
Paphos                  19           9          FAIR

[05] Cyprus President to pay working visit to Luxembourg

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Cyprus President to pay working visit to Luxembourg

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos leaves for Luxembourg on Sunday for a working visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council.

[06] Cyprus says dismissal of linking EU regulations significant

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Cyprus says dismissal of linking EU regulations significant

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) - Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides described as an important development the dismissal by the European Parliament of an amendment for the urgent simultaneous approval of two regulations concerning the financing of the Turkish Cypriots and the direct trade between the EU and the Turkish occupied areas of the island.

[07] President Papadopoulos running again for DIKO leadership

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President Papadopoulos running again for DIKO leadership

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) - President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos will be running again for the presidency of the Democratic Party (DIKO).

[08] Key official interest rates drop 0.25%

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Key official interest rates drop 0.25%

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) - The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to reduce the key official interest rates of the Central Bank of Cyprus by 0.25 percent.

[09] Inflation rate 2.8% in Cyprus for January 2005

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Inflation rate 2.8% in Cyprus for January 2005

Nicosia, Feb 25 (CNA) - The inflation rate in Cyprus for January 2005 was 2.8 percent, according to figures provided by the Statistical Service.

A press release says that the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices during January 2005 recorded an increase of 2.8%, compared to the corresponding index of January 2004, while in January 2004 the annual rate of change was 1.6%.

[10] State Department: US opposes the militarisation of Cyprus

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State Department: US opposes the militarisation of Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

Washington, Feb 25 (CNA) - As a matter of policy, the US has long opposed the militarisation of Cyprus, US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher has said, noting that a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, based on the plan proposed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, would provide for a resolution of the Cyprus issue, including its security aspects.

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