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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-05-25
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[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[02] Foreign Minister - Ambassadors - Briefing
[03] Cyprus - Turkey - Document
[04] Cyprus - Turkey - British shadow Foreign Secretary
[05] Cyprus - Central Bank Governor - Lebanon
[06] IFJ - OSCE - "Avrupa"
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[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, May 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 34 18 FINE
Larnaca 30 21 FINE
Limassol 29 19 FINE
Paphos 28 17 FINE
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[02] Foreign Minister - Ambassadors - Briefing
Nicosia, May 25 (CNA) - Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and Attorney-
General Alecos Markides met here today with the Ambassadors of the member
states of the Council of Europe accredited to Cyprus and had separate
meetings with the Ambassadors of USA and China, whom they briefed on the
latest decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Turkey,
pointing out its importance in efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus
question.
Speaking after the briefing, Kasoulides said they met with the Ambassadors
to assist them in the preparation of their reports to their governments
regarding the ECHR's decision.
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[03] Cyprus - Turkey - Document
Nicosia, May 25 (CNA) - The Cyprus government is taking every precaution
regarding Turkish treats against Cyprus, as the consequences of a possible
materialisation of these threats would be tremendous, Foreign Minister
Ioannis Kasoulides said here today, adding however that Cyprus is moving
forward with its accession to the European Union.
Invited to comment on a Greek Foreign Ministry's top secret document,
leaked to the press, stating that "Turkish treats should be taken seriously
under consideration, given that a scenario for creating a conflict either
in Cyprus or the Aegean on the eve of Cyprus' accession to the EU should
not be excluded", Kasoulides said "what we did and continue to do is take
any threat seriously, irrespectively of the possibilities of its
implementation, which are very few".
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[04] Cyprus - Turkey - British shadow Foreign Secretary
London, May 25 (CNA) - British shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary
Francis Maud stated last night that Turkey should urge the Turkish Cypriot
leadership to help, by making concessions, in finding a solution to the
Cyprus question and pointed out that the Cyprus issue "is a problem in
making progress with Turkey's own application to membership of the European
Union".
He said the Conservative Party is committed to help in accomplishing a
resolution of the long-standing issue of Cyprus, divided since 1974, when
Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.
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[05] Cyprus - Central Bank Governor - Lebanon
Nicosia, May 25 (CNA) - Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Afxentis Afxentiou
recently visited Beirut, at the invitation of his Lebanese counterpart Riad
Salame, where he discussed the further expansion of business carried out by
Lebanese banks in Cyprus.
According to an official press release issued today, Afxentiou was received
by President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and held talks
with officials of the country's Central Bank on bilateral banking relations
between Cyprus and Lebanon.
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[06] IFJ - OSCE - "Avrupa"
Nicosia, May 25 (CNA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) condemn
yesterday's bomb attack against the Turkish Cypriot opposition daily
"Avrupa" in the island's northern Turkish occupied areas, which destroyed
printing presses, paper and other equipment.
In a press release issued today, the IFJ accuses the Turkish Cypriot so-
called authorities of "willful neglect over the safety of journalists after
the firebomb attack on Avrupa", while Representative on Freedom of the
Media of the OSCE Froimut Duvo expressed concern about the attack and said
he expects that a thorough investigation would take place "to bring the
perpetrators to justice".
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