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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 01-11-29
CONTENTS
[01] US encouraged by next week's meeting
[02] Britain reiterates backing for Cyprus' EU accession
[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus
[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange
[05] Peace talks process is crystal clear to everybody, says Spokesman
[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[07] PACE President - Right time for reconciliation of Cyprus
[01]
1100:CYPPRESS:01
US encouraged by next week's meeting
Washington, Nov 29 (CNA) -- The US is "encouraged that the leaders of
the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities plan to meet" in Nicosia,
with a representative of the UN Secretary General present, a US State
Department spokesman has said.
[02]
1105:CYPPRESS:02
Britain reiterates backing for Cyprus' EU accession
London, Nov 29 (CNA) -- Britain will not allow anybody to hinder
Cyprus' entry into the European Union, once the country successfully
completes its accession negotiations, Minister for Europe Peter Hain
has said.
He reiterated that Cyprus, reunited or not, would be accepted into the
Union.
"We strongly endorse the European objective of accepting a united
island into the EU as part of the enlargement process. The Cypriots
want to join. If the island were not united, we would still accept
Cyprus' entrance to the European Union," Hain told the House of
Commons, replying to a question by Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake.
Hain said Britain would not allow "anyone to upset that", provided that
the Cypriots had completed the full process of negotiation and closed
all the chapters.
"Currently Cyprus is in the lead among all the applicant countries in
doing so," Hain added.
Cyprus has provisionally closed 23 out of 29 chapters of the acquis
communautaire. It is set to close one more, that of home affairs and
justice, in early December.
CNA/KT/MM/ÔÔ/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
[03]
1405:CYPPRESS:03 Weather forecast for Cyprus Nicosia, Íïv 29 (CNA) -
The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued
the following weather forecast for Cyprus:
Friday and Saturday: 30/11/2001 to 1/12/2001
Unsettled weather conditions, with showers and local thunderstorms, are
expected. Southeasterly to southerly gentle to moderate winds will
prevail on Friday, becoming southwesterly in the afternoon. Overnight
and during Saturday, winds will be blowing southwesterly to westerly
moderate but locally fresh. Seas will be slight at first and will
gradually become moderate. The maximum temperature will be around 18C,
and the minimum around 9C inland and 11C along the coast.
Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 2/12/2001 to 3/12/2001
No significant change is expected.
Sea Temperature: 19C
CNA/RG/2001
1430:CYPPRESS:04
Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:
CSE General Index 136,11 (-4,22)
Traded Value CYP 13.300.209
FTSE/CYSE 20 CYP 6.266.207 538,24 (-2,95)
Sectoral Indices
Banks CYP 2.962.617 149,24 (-2,36)
Approved Investment
Companies CYP 809.558 128,88 (-4,86)
Insurance Companies CYP 253.388 50,33 (-7,02)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 314.597 56,63 (-4,41)
Tourism Companies CYP 352.607 114,40 (-5,84)
Trading Companies CYP 457.572 34,94 (-5,44)
Building and Cement Companies CYP 228.177 54,19 (-3,11)
Énformation Technology
Companies CYP 500.629 9,66 (-8,00)
Financial Services Companies CYP 1.378.326 30,62 (-5,84)
Fish Culture Companies CYP 262.149 28,89 (-3,25)
Hotels CYP 1.808.150 84,14 (-5,74)
Other Companies CYP 2.644.583 151,55 (-5,29)
* The third column presents the percentage variation of
the indices as compared to the last meeting.
CNA/RG/2001
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
[05]
1445:CYPPRESS:05
Peace talks process is crystal clear to everybody, says spokesman
Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) -- The process of the UN-led Cyprus peace talks
is very clear as far as the government and others are concerned,
Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou has said, stressing that no
other process will be sought.
1530:CYPPRESS:06
Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Nov 29 (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 19 9 CLOUDY
Larnaca 20 11 CLOUDY
Limassol 21 14 CLOUDY
Paphos 22 11 CLOUDY
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CNA/RG/2001
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
[07]
1625:CYPPRESS:07
PACE President - Right time for reconciliation of Cyprus
Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) -- Lord Russell Johnston, President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has said that
the current period, during which Cyprus is engaged in negotiations to
join the European Union, is the right moment "for a final
reconciliation of Cyprus".
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