Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 01-12-19

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[02] National Council concludes meeting with consensus approach

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus ratifies convention on criminal proceedings

[05] Cyprus on agenda of Bush-Simitis meeting

[06] Britain asked to act on suppression of the press in occupied Cyprus

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 19 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              132,85  (-1,39)

Traded Value                  CYP  4.186.667

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.174.215   526,70  (-1,32)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    349.496   144,95  (-1,02)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    243.569   127,88  (-0,62)
Insurance Companies           CYP     72.035    54,60  (-1,66)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    356.185    56,00  (-1,16)
Tourism Companies             CYP     82.618   101,67  (-2,86)
Trading Companies             CYP    134.413    33,60  (-1,64)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     33.458    54,38  (-1,57)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP    150.696     9,06  (-2,69)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    747.785    30,40  (-1,52)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      5.430    28,50  ( 1,79)
Hotels                        CYP    349.918    81,35  (-1,32)
Other Companies               CYP  1.409.918   149,47  (-2,14)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[02] National Council concludes meeting with consensus approach

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National Council concludes meeting with consensus approach

Nicosia, Dec 19 (CNA) -- Parliamentary parties, comprising the National Council, ended their two-day deliberations today during which they discussed preparations by the Greek Cypriot side for next month's direct peace talks, under UN aegis, beginning 16 January on the island.

"All issues were on the table and I believe there was a strong desire on the part of participants for consensus in their approach," Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said after the meeting but refrained from disclosing any further details.

Asked if the President has arguments to put forward at the talks, the spokesman said "he most certainly does have replies, positions on all issues and arguments."

The President, he added, will outline his positions and views at the meetings he has with various envoys dealing with the question of Cyprus but also at the negotiating table.

"We will go to the talks on the basis of the 1989 National Council proposals," the spokesman said.

The Council, the top advisory body to the president on the handling of the Cyprus problem, said in 1989 it backs a bizonal, bicommunal federation and wants to see a settlement on the basis of UN resolutions and decisions.

President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, who met for the first time in four years in early December, decided to start direct talks in mid January, with no preconditions and with all issues on the table. They said they would negotiate until they reach a comprehensive settlement and nothing will be agreed until everything is agreed.

CNA/MM/RM/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 19 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                  14          8         CLOUDY
Larnaca                  15          8         CLOUDY
Limassol                 15         10         CLOUDY
Paphos                   15         12         CLOUDY
---------------------------------------------------------------

CNA/ÌÌ/2001
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[04] Cyprus ratifies convention on criminal proceedings

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Cyprus ratifies convention on criminal proceedings

Nicosia, Dec 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus ratified today the European Convention on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters, which will enter into force for Cyprus on 20 March 2002.

Under the convention, any contracting state may request another contracting state to take proceedings against a suspected person in its state and then waive proceedings itself.

The requested state may not refuse acceptance of the request except in specific cases and in particular if it considers that the offence is of a political nature or that the request is based on considerations of race, religion or nationality.

CNA/MM/RM/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[05] Cyprus on agenda of Bush-Simitis meeting

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Cyprus on agenda of Bush-Simitis meeting

Washington, Dec 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus is set to be one of the many items on the agenda of next month's meeting between Greek premier Costas Simitis and US president George Bush.

[06] Britain asked to act on suppression of the press in occupied Cyprus

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Britain asked to act on suppression of the press in occupied Cyprus

London, Dec 19 (CNA) -- An early day montion tabled at the House of Commons by labour MP Andrew Dismore regarding attacks against the Turkish Cypriot daily "Avrupa" calls on the British government to ensure that Turkish Cypriot voices are heard.

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