Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-09-19

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] British Greens back campaign over Bases antenna

[03] Talks on SBAs are on the right track, says British official

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] UN-led direct talks continue

[06] Foreign Minister meets US Undersecretary of State

[07] Kasoulides addresses NAM ministerial meeting

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] Cyprus and Chad establish diplomatic relations

[10] Cyprus and US implement Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

[11] Polish Economy Minister's official visit postponed

[12] Cyprus Federation of America to hold annual awards gala

[13] CYTA announces new lower rates

[14] Commerce Ministry examines visa issue for Russia

[15] Excavation seasons completed

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

On Friday (20.9.2002) and Saturday (21.9.2002), the weather will be mainly fine with patchy clouds.

Winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, gentle to moderate during the day, and northwesterly, light to gentle during the night, over slight seas.

Temperatures will range from 19 to 32 degrees Celsius inland and along the south and east coasts, and from 19 to 29 degrees along the west coast.

On Sunday (22.9.2002) and Monday (23.9.2002), as small increase in temperatures is expected.

[02] British Greens back campaign over Bases antenna

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British Greens back campaign over Bases antenna

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Sep 19 (CNA) -- Campaigners fighting construction of a disputed huge antenna by the British at their base at Akrotiri Salt Lake, in southern Cyprus, have won the backing of the British Green Party.

At its National Conference the Green Party adopted an emergency motion proposed by London MEP Jean Lambert and actor Peter Polycarpou calling for "an immediate halt building work and destruction and removal of wildlife from the Akrotiri wetland, a protected wildlife habitat and proposed nature reserve".

[03] Talks on SBAs are on the right track, says British official

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Talks on SBAs are on the right track, says British official

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Sep 19 (CNA) -- Britain believes that talks regarding the implementation of the acquis communautaire in the areas of the British Bases after Cyprus' accession to the European Union "can be taken to a satisfactory close before the Copenhagen Summit."

A Foreign Office official spokesman told CNA that "the talks on the Sovereign Bases are going very well and the British side is pleased with the progress made."

The spokesperson stated that the participants in the talks make efforts to ensure that the residents in the SBAs will have the same rights vis-a-vis the European Union as the rest of the population of Cyprus.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

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

CSE General Index                               85,86   (-0,12)

Traded Value                  CYP    286.839

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     99.716   342,64   ( 0,00)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     56.987    94,67   (-0,17)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      4.375    80,78   (-0,17)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.398    20,57   ( 1,03)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    114.336    62,98   ( 0,59)
Tourism Companies             CYP     15.120   107,92   ( 0,41)
Trading Companies             CYP     10.802    18,93   ( 0,16)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.090    57,49   ( 0,21)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.253     3,72   ( 0,81)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     13.414    13,20   (-1,05)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         19    15,18   ( 2,02)
Hotels                        CYP     31.147    48,21   (-0,29)
Other Companies               CYP     30.831    81,29   (-0,48)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] UN-led direct talks continue

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UN-led direct talks continue

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - UN-led direct talks on the Cyprus problem will continue with the discussion of the territorial issue, as talks on the executive and legal authority of a central state were completed here today.

CNA has learned that the territorial issue will be discussed during the next two meetings left before President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash meet UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New York on October 3 and 4.

[06] Foreign Minister meets US Undersecretary of State

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Foreign Minister meets US Undersecretary of State

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 19 (CNA) - The United States have reaffirmed their desire to contribute to a Cyprus settlement and their support for Cyprus' accession to the European Union.

US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman expressed the American position yesterday, after a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides.

[07] Kasoulides addresses NAM ministerial meeting

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Kasoulides addresses NAM ministerial meeting

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 19 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has expressed "the gratitude of the people of Cyprus for the solidarity of the Non-Aligned Movement", to the long struggle to protect the island's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 19 (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                  30          18          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  30          19          CLOUDY
Limassol                 31          20          FINE
Paphos                   29          19          FINE

[09] Cyprus and Chad establish diplomatic relations

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Cyprus and Chad establish diplomatic relations

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 19 (CNA) - The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Chad, Ioannis Kasoulides and Mahamat Saleh Annadif, yesterday signed a protocol in New York establishing diplomatic relations.

[10] Cyprus and US implement Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

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Cyprus and US implement Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 19 (CNA) - Cyprus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides and US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Mark Grossman, yesterday exchanged in New York the instruments of ratification of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty between Cyprus and the US.

With the exchange of the ratification instruments, the Treaty, signed on 20 December 1999, comes into force and compliments the 1999 Extradition Treaty.

[11] Polish Economy Minister's official visit postponed

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Polish Economy Minister's official visit postponed

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - A three-day official visit to Cyprus by Poland's Minister of Economy Jacek Piechota has been postponed.

According to the Polish Embassy in Nicosia, the visit was postponed due to urgent duties of the Minister.

[12] Cyprus Federation of America to hold annual awards gala

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Cyprus Federation of America to hold annual awards gala

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - The Cyprus Federation of America (CFA) will honour on October 5 Peter Papanicolaou, Andrew Athens and Congressman Frank Pallone with the Justice for Cyprus Award.

[13] CYTA announces new lower rates

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CYTA announces new lower rates

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) announced here today further reductions of up to 78% in the rates of international and mobile telephony, causing a drop of 40 million pounds in revenue for the island's state telecom monopoly.

[14] Commerce Ministry examines visa issue for Russia

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Commerce Ministry examines visa issue for Russia

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Nicos Rolandis has said the government would do everything possible to maintain tourism from Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, when it introduces mandatory visas as of next year in the context of its accession to the European Union.

[15] Excavation seasons completed

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Excavation seasons completed

Nicosia, Sep 19 (CNA) - A number of excavation seasons has been completed throughout the free areas of the Republic with professors from foreign universities making substantial discoveries.

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