Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus expresses thanks to Irish people

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Kasoulides expresses great satisfaction with Irish ''yes''

[04] President briefs members of National Council

[05] Kasoulides: Turkish threats will not impede Cyprus accession

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Cyprus, a preferred candidate for EU accession

[09] UN day attended by thousands

[01] Cyprus expresses thanks to Irish people

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Cyprus expresses thanks to Irish people

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus has expressed grateful thanks to the Irish people, who by their vote, brought the enlargement of the European Union one step closer.

Commenting on the results of Saturday's referendum in Ireland, Cyprus Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said in a written statement that ''one more obstacle has been overcome and the final decision to be taken in Copenhagen is now closer to us.''

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday 22/10/2002 to 23/10/2002

The weather will be mainly fine with local cloud. The winds are expected to be Northeasterly to Southeasterly, light to moderate and the state of sea, slight.

Maximum temperature: Arround 29C inland and over south coastal areas and 27C over west coastal areas.

Minimum temperature: Arround 17C and over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday 24/10/2002 to 25/10/2002

No significant change is expected on Thursday, but on Friday it will be partly cloudy, with risk of local showers.

[03] Kasoulides expresses great satisfaction with Irish ''yes''

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Kasoulides expresses great satisfaction with Irish ''yes''

Larnaca, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has expressed great satisfaction with the result of the referendum in Ireland for the ratification of the EU Nice Treaty, noting that an important obstacle has been removed from the enlargement process.

[04] President briefs members of National Council

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President briefs members of National Council

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides briefed today members of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus issue, on his discussions in Athens last week with the Greek government and political party leaders.

[05] Kasoulides: Turkish threats will not impede Cyprus accession

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Kasoulides: Turkish threats will not impede Cyprus accession

Larnaca, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said that Turkey seems to be more cautious as regards threats to annex Cyprus' Turkish occupied territories if Cyprus accedes to the European Union. He underlined that such threats cannot impede the country's accession course.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 21 (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                  24          17          FINE
Larnaca                  27          17          FINE
Limassol                 28          18          FINE
Paphos                   27          17          FINE

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,48   ( 0,04)

Traded Value                  CYP    437.139

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    257.888   321,01   (-0,12)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    192.650    89,86   (-0,29)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     16.083    77,61   ( 0,15)
Insurance Companies           CYP     12.665    17,96   (-3,44)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     30.915    60,64   ( 0,10)
Tourism Companies             CYP      8.949   100,46   ( 0,38)
Trading Companies             CYP      6.042    19,01   ( 0,21)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.533    61,26   ( 0,18)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      4.974     3,23   (-3,58)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     12.027    16,80   ( 3,26)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        250    14,78   (-4,40)
Hotels                        CYP     21.963    46,58   (-0,87)
Other Companies               CYP     81.605    82,43   ( 0,66)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Cyprus, a preferred candidate for EU accession

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Cyprus, a preferred candidate for EU accession

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus is among the top five most preferred candidate countries for European Union accession, a survey conducted in the Spring of 2002 has concluded, with Greece, Ireland and the Scandinavian countries expressing more support for the country's accession than other member states.

According to the results of the survey, published today, 43 per cent of those questioned back Cyprus' accession, 34 per cent are against and 23 per cent did not express an opinion.

[09] UN day attended by thousands

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UN day attended by thousands

Nicosia, Oct 21 (CNA) -- An estimated 7,500 people from both sides of the divide in Cyprus attended celebrations to mark UN day, yesterday at the Ledra Palace hotel, in the UN controlled buffer zone.

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