Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-07-07

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CONTENTS

[01] Russian and Greek FMs to discuss Cyprus

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Shipping Council briefed over Germany - Cyprus agreement

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Cyprus regrets progressive erosion of solution basis by Turkey

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Increased security measures taken by Cyprus police

[08] Cyprus President sends message of condolences to British Prime Minister

[09] Cyprus government cannot confirm press reports on missing

[10] Cyprus FM sends condolences to British Foreign Secretary

[11] Hungarian and Cypriot FMs condemn London terrorist attacks

[12] Cyprus House of Representatives conveys condolences to Britons

[01] Russian and Greek FMs to discuss Cyprus

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Russian and Greek FMs to discuss Cyprus

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The Cyprus problem will be high on the agenda of the talks between Greek Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to be held tomorrow in Moscow.

Diplomatic sources of the Russian Embassy in the Greek capital stressed the need to continue efforts to achieve a viable Cyprus solution, within the UN framework, noting that the Moscow stance on the issue is one based on principles.

''The UN Security Council resolutions are there and they have to be respected'', the sources told CNA.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 08/07/2005 to 09/07/2005

Fine weather conditions, while low cloud will be forming locally overnight, mainly over the coastal areas. Moderate sea breezes, SW'ly to W'ly 4BF will predominate during daytime, becoming gentle NW'ly to NE'ly overnight, 2-3 BF. The sea state will be slight and locally over the windward coasts up to moderate, abating overnight.

Temperature will range between 21C and 37C inland, 21C and 33C over the south and east coasts, 21C and 30C over the west coasts and between 16C and 28C over the mountains areas.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 10/07/2005 to 11/07/2005

Fine weather and relatively hot. Temperature will increase gradually.

Sea temperature: 24 degrees C.

[03] Shipping Council briefed over Germany - Cyprus agreement

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Shipping Council briefed over Germany - Cyprus agreement

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- An agreement recently signed by Cyprus and Germany is expected to solve many problems of the Cyprus Shipping, said George Poufos, Director of the Cyprus Inland Revenue Department.

He told the monthly members meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Council, held yesterday in Limassol, that his Department has recently completed successfully an agreement between Cyprus and Germany for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       441.379,60

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       83,05    -0,93    426.191,38
FTSE/CySE 20                           394,37    -1,28    387.328,87
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.182,42    -1,33    381.076,94
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.009,45    -0,42      7.012,98
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      945,81    -0,87     12.053,66
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.175,70    -1,30    388.089,92
BANKS INDEX                          1.205,97    -1,41    334.218,12
HOTELS INDEX                           998,76     0,99      4.043,26
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               920,37     0,02     29.595,80
FTSE Med (06/07/2005)                7.742,60     0,60

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices
as compared to the last meeting.

[05] Cyprus regrets progressive erosion of solution basis by Turkey

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Cyprus regrets progressive erosion of solution basis by Turkey

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The Republic of Cyprus is determined to continue work towards a solution that will meet the hopes and expectations of both communities, for a common future for all Cypriots, free of outside interference, stressed Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Andreas Mavroyiannis in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

The Ambassador's letter dated 29 June, which circulated as a document of the General Assembly, refers to a letter dated 31 May 2005 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations Umit Pamir addressed to the UN SG, containing Ankara's proposals.

In his letter, upon instructions from the Cyprus Government, Mavroyiannis expresses regret that ''this long-standing agreed basis for a Cyprus settlement is progressively being eroded by Turkey's consistent aim of promoting a secessionist entity in the occupied part of Cyprus, consolidating the faits accomplis and disclaiming all responsibility for the ongoing violations of human rights in Cyprus emanating from the de facto partition of the island''.

He notes that the assumption presented in the letter, that the rejection of the Annan Plan by the Greek Cypriot community and the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union have created an entirely new situation, ''is not an honest assessment of the existing reality, but rather is a selective and misleading interpretation, serving a political agenda''.

Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said in Nicosia that the positions expressed in Pamir's letter prove Ankara's insistence on a divisionist policy on Cyprus and on two separate states and governments, a stance which damages the efforts for a comprehensive solution and reunification of the island.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 7 (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          20          FAIR
Larnaca                 31          20          FINE
Limassol                32          21          FINE
Paphos                  29          21          FINE
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[07] Increased security measures taken by Cyprus police

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Increased security measures taken by Cyprus police

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) The Cyprus Police has taken additional security measures to protect British interests on the island, following todays series of terrorist attacks in London.

Police Spokesman Demetris Demetriou told CNA that additional security measures have been taken in Nicosia and other towns and the islands airports to protect, mainly, British interests.

Additional measures have also been taken to protect the interests of other countries, he added.

[08] Cyprus President sends message of condolences to British Prime Minister

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Cyprus President sends message of condolences to British Prime Minister

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has sent a message of condolences to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, following the terrorist attacks in London.

He stressed that ''the Government and the people of Cyprus strongly condemn such horrendous acts of terror and stand in full solidarity with the British people and the rest of the international community in the fight against terrorism of all kinds.''

[09] Cyprus government cannot confirm press reports on missing

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Cyprus government cannot confirm press reports on missing

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said he could not confirm press reports, which talk about remains of Greek Cypriots in the hands of Turkish Cypriots.

He said that the reports about 60 Greek Cypriots who were believed to have been murdered in 1974 upset the relatives of the missing and create feelings of disappointment.

Meanwhile, a statement by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) which convened today, said the two Cypriot members of the Committee introduced to the Committee their respective Scientific Advisers, Dr. Marios Kariolou (Greek Cypriot) and Dr. Erol Baysal (Turkish Cypriot), who have been chosen to help in the implementation of the DNA identification project.

[10] Cyprus FM sends condolences to British Foreign Secretary

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Cyprus FM sends condolences to British Foreign Secretary

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) Cypruss Foreign Minister George Iacovou in a message of condolences to his British counterpart Jack Straw, expressed shock and profound sorrow over the sad news of today's terrorist attacks in London, which resulted to many casualties''.

At the same time, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry announced that so far there are no reports about Cypriots being among the victims of today's bomb explosions.

[11] Hungarian and Cypriot FMs condemn London terrorist attacks

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Hungarian and Cypriot FMs condemn London terrorist attacks

Nicosia Jul 7 (CNA) -- Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou and his Hungarian counterpart Ferenc Somogyi condemned here Thursday terrorists attacks in London.

[12] Cyprus House of Representatives conveys condolences to Britons

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Cyprus House of Representatives conveys condolences to Britons

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias expressed the condolences of the members of the House to the victims and families of todays bomb attacks in London, noting Cyprus support to the British people.

I believe I convey the feelings of all the members of the House, Christofias said during the opening of todays plenary session adding I state that we unreservedly condemn the terrorist attacks that took place today in London.

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