Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-09-27

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus PACE delegation president praises Schwimmer

[02] Christodoulides on Laakso and Marty reports on Cyprus

[03] Cyprus: Water shortage most serious after political problem

[04] Cypriot deputy says OECD and CoE should address needs of all people

[05] Cyprus Chief EU Negotiator in Brussels

[06] CoE Committee of Ministers President warns Turkey

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Kasoulides: we will win the battle for EU accession

[09] PACE disapproves of possible US action against Iraq

[10] Grossman hopes for successful NY meetings on Cyprus

[11] President briefed National Council on peace talks

[12] President visits ailing Archbishop

[13] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[14] Latvian president backs a just and viable settlement

[15] Preparations for peace march underway

[01] Cyprus PACE delegation president praises Schwimmer

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Cyprus PACE delegation president praises Schwimmer

By Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 27 (CNA) -- The President of the Cyprus delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Doros Christodoulides, has welcomed a statement yesterday by Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General, Walter Schwimmer, that Turkey's membership to the CoE will be questioned if it tries to solve its conflict with Cyprus or any other CoE member-state with the use of arms.

Speaking to CNA, Christodoulides expressed the view that Turkey should comply with and implement European Court of Human Rights decisions, and especially regarding the case of Titina Loizidou, as prescribed by the plenary of the PACE.

[02] Christodoulides on Laakso and Marty reports on Cyprus

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Christodoulides on Laakso and Marty reports on Cyprus

By Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 27 (CNA) -- Jaakko Laakso, member of the Finnish parliament and Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on settlers in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, in a draft resolution submitted and approved by the majority of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography, has suggested a census should be held in the occupied part of Cyprus.

In statements to CNA, the head of Cyprus' delegation at PACE, Doros Christodoulides, said the Laakso report is substantial and goes a step further in proposing measures to ascertain the real number of population in the occupied areas, including locals, settlers and military personnel, through a census under the auspices of the CoE.

[03] Cyprus: Water shortage most serious after political problem

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Cyprus: Water shortage most serious after political problem

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) -- Cyprus Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Costas Themistocleous, has said water shortage in Cyprus is the most serious problem after the political problem since droughts are a very frequent phenomenon.

[04] Cypriot deputy says OECD and CoE should address needs of all people

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Cypriot deputy says OECD and CoE should address needs of all people

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) -- The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and member countries of the Council of Europe are asked to co-operate to address the needs of all the people of the world without undermining the fundamental rights and development prospects of future generations.

[05] Cyprus Chief EU Negotiator in Brussels

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Cyprus Chief EU Negotiator in Brussels

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) -- Chief Negotiator for Cyprus accession to the European Union, George Vassiliou, is in Brussels where today he will hold important meetings on issues concerning the accession negotiations.

[06] CoE Committee of Ministers President warns Turkey

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CoE Committee of Ministers President warns Turkey

By Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 27 (CNA) -- The President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has stated that failure by Turkey to comply with its obligations in the Titina Loizidou case would have very serious consequences for the European Convention on Human Rights and for the Council of Europe as a whole.

Lydie Polfer (Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for the Civil Service and Administrative Reform) assured the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) that there is presently intense activity in the Committee to find a solution to Loizidou case.

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,78   ( 1,41)

Traded Value                  CYP    653.957

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    339.837   329,98   ( 1,54)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    232.487    91,74   ( 1,84)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     31.872    79,85   ( 1,62)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.878    19,61   (-0,25)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    193.783    63,90   ( 2,54)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.480   104,49   ( 0,63)
Trading Companies             CYP     14.726    18,95   ( 0,58)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.073    59,20   ( 0,87)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.691     3,66   (-0,27)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      7.944    13,75   ( 1,03)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    15,56   (-0,95)
Hotels                        CYP     45.141    46,64   ( 0,11)
Other Companies               CYP     96.449    81,06   ( 1,06)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Kasoulides: we will win the battle for EU accession

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Kasoulides: we will win the battle for EU accession

Paphos, Sep 27 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is convinced that Cyprus will win the battle to become a member of the European Union.

''I believe that with continuous hard work and no complacency, we will win this battle, I do not see any specific adverse reaction to our accession course,'' the minister said on his way to a meeting in Brussels.

[09] PACE disapproves of possible US action against Iraq

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PACE disapproves of possible US action against Iraq

by Nicos Markides

Strasbourg, Sep 27 (CNA) - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) disapproves of the United States indicating a willingness to move towards armed conflict with Iraq, without a mandate from the Security Council.

''Such an attitude,'' says the Assembly in the amended resolution adopted yesterday in Strasbourg, ''is in accordance neither with the principles of international law nor with the objectives of the Council of Europe (CoE) to which, as an observer state, the United States is expected to subscribe.''

By another amendment of the resolution, tabled by the President of the Greek delegation Theodoros Pangalos and four other members of the Assembly, CoE calls on all its members states ''to refrain from supporting any action not covered by a mandate of the United Nations Security Council.''

[10] Grossman hopes for successful NY meetings on Cyprus

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Grossman hopes for successful NY meetings on Cyprus

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Sep 27 (CNA) -- US Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Marc Grossman said he most fervently wishes that the New York meetings between Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on October 3-4 would come to some successful resolution.

[11] President briefed National Council on peace talks

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President briefed National Council on peace talks

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides gave National Council members an extensive briefing on the state of affairs at the UN-led peace talks on the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said after today's Council meeting.

He said the Council, comprising all parliamentary parties, will meet again after the President meets UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash next week in New York and before Clerides goes to Athens for consultations.

''The President briefed party leaders or representatives about what is said at the talks, he informed them about his contacts with foreign diplomats and replied to their questions,'' Papapetrou said.

[12] President visits ailing Archbishop

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President visits ailing Archbishop

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) - President Glafcos Clerides paid a 15-minute visit to the primate of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos, who is recovering from a bad fall in April, having received medical treatment in Athens over the past few months.

[13] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 27 (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                  32          19          FINE
Larnaca                  32          20          FINE
Limassol                 31          21          FINE
Paphos                   29          19          FINE

[14] Latvian president backs a just and viable settlement

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Latvian president backs a just and viable settlement in Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) - Cyprus' accession to the European Union will act as a catalyst to the peace effort to reunite the country, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has said, adding that a political settlement is not a precondition for accession.

She expressed her country's support for a just and comprehensive settlement, in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law and UN resolutions.

The President outlined her position as she received the credentials of Cyprus' Ambassador to Riga, Costas Papademas, who is based in Stockholm.

[15] Preparations for peace march underway

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Preparations for peace march underway

Nicosia, Sep 27 (CNA) -- The seventh peace march is taking place on Sunday to protest plans by Britain to erect a massive telecommunications antenna in the British Bases on the island, Donis Christofinis, General Secretary of the Peace Council, told a press conference here today.

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