Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-04

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CONTENTS

[01] US supports UN-led Cyprus talks

[02] Indian Prime Minister to visit Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] House President on Denktash's threats

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] EIF chairman to visit Cyprus

[07] Cyprus Peace Council resolutions on British Bases antenna

[08] United Democrats and Republican Turkish Party leaders meet

[09] Finance Minister hands 2003 State Budget to House President

[10] Cyprus signs automatic processing of personal data protocol

[11] Annan says Cyprus talks to continue after Denktash recovers

[01] US supports UN-led Cyprus talks

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US supports UN-led Cyprus talks

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Oct 4 (CNA) -- United States strongly supports the UN Secretary General's Good offices mission in Cyprus, State Department's spokesman Richard Boucher has stressed.

[02] Indian Prime Minister to visit Cyprus

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Indian Prime Minister to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) -- Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee will pay a two-day official visit to Cyprus next week. He will arrive on Monday (7 October) and leave on Wednesday (9 October).

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               83,14   (-0,70)

Traded Value                  CYP    336.180

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    225.536   320,10   (-0,85)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    132.837    88,36   (-1,53)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     10.970    77,48   (-1,36)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.585    19,35   (-1,17)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      5.152    63,43   ( 0,63)
Tourism Companies             CYP      5.595   102,16   (-3,73)
Trading Companies             CYP     10.486    18,76   (-0,85)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      1.886    59,84   ( 0,40)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      4.138     3,37   ( 0,60)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     10.094    13,91   ( 1,31)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    15,15   (-2,26)
Hotels                        CYP     44.025    46,39   ( 0,48)
Other Companies               CYP    100.254    80,98   (-0,34)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] House President on Denktash's threats

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House President on Denktash's threats

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - The threats made yesterday by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and Ankara should be condemned by both the Cyprus and the Greek side, House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias said.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 4 (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                  29          17          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  29          19          CLOUDY
Limassol                 29          18          FAIR
Paphos                   27          17          CLOUDY

[06] EIF chairman to visit Cyprus

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EIF chairman to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - Chairman of the European Investment Bank (EIF) Philippe Maystadt will carry out an official visit to Cyprus on October 10 and 11.

[07] Cyprus Peace Council resolutions on British Bases antenna

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Cyprus Peace Council resolutions on British Bases antenna

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - The Cyprus Peace Council expresses strong opposition to the installation of a massive telecommunications antenna in the British Bases area of Akrotiri.

[08] United Democrats and Republican Turkish Party leaders meet

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United Democrats and Republican Turkish Party leaders meet

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - The Greek Cypriot side expects that after the elections in Turkey on November 3 and before the Copenhagen European Council in mid December, the UN will submit a plan for a Cyprus settlement and then the real intentions of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash will be revealed.

The statement was made by United Democrats leader George Vassiliou, after meeting a delegation of the Republican Turkish Party, led by Mehmet Ali Talat.

Delegations from both parties discussed the recent developments on the Cyprus issue and the island's accession course to the European Union (EU).

[09] Finance Minister hands 2003 State Budget to House President

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Finance Minister hands 2003 State Budget to House President

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias said it is everyone's wish that Cyprus enters the European Union (EU) without any problems and if possible accession should act as a catalyst for a settlement to the island's political problem.

Receiving the State Budget for 2003 from Finance Minister Takis Klerides, Christofias said ''we all know that we will face problems and challenges but we need to handle them as effectively as possible for the benefit of the island''.

[10] Cyprus signs automatic processing of personal data protocol

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Cyprus signs automatic processing of personal data protocol

Nicosia, Oct 4 (CNA) - Cyprus signed in Strasbourg the Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data.

[11] Annan says Cyprus talks to continue after Denktash recovers

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Annan says Cyprus talks to continue after Denktash recovers

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Oct 4 (CNA) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan expressed the belief that the negotiating process to solve the Cyprus problem will be able to continue once Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash deals with his medical problem.

Talking to CNA, Kofi Annan wished Denktash well and said he did not know for how long the Turkish Cypriot leader would be out of commission.

''I think it is going to be considerably shorter than eight weeks. Denktash will be fine'', he said.

Referring to the talks taking place in New York, Annan said ''we are pursuing our efforts, we are going to work very hard in the search for a solution''.

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