Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-22

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CONTENTS

[01] Denktash undergoes follow-up exploratory surgery

[02] US Ambassador says there is still enough time for settlement

[03] Cyprus signs technology agreement with Albany State University

[04] Air traffic controllers to go on four-hour strike at airports

[05] Clerides to attend meeting with EU candidate countries in Copenhagen

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] G/C side ready for ad hoc committees

[08] Spokesman: Denktash's illness causes some complications

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] European journalists condemn hostile action by the illegal regime

[11] EU Foreign Ministers agree with Commission recommendation

[12] Svoboda condemns Cyprus division

[13] US optimistic that a solution will be reached in the near future

[01] Denktash undergoes follow-up exploratory surgery

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Denktash undergoes follow-up exploratory surgery

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, underwent follow-up exploratory surgery on Sunday, a spokesman for the Presbyterian University Clinic of Columbia in New York announced here on Monday but gave no other details.

In a short statement, the spokesman said Denktash was resting comfortably and is in a stable condition.

[02] US Ambassador says there is still enough time for settlement

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US Ambassador says there is still enough time for settlement

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- US Ambassador in Nicosia, Michael Klosson, has expressed the view that a solution to the Cyprus problem could be reached before the European Council in Copenhagen in December.

Speaking after meeting Social Democrats leader and presidential candidate, Yiannakis Omirou, Klosson said they had a long discussion on efforts to bring about a settlement on the Cyprus problem.

[03] Cyprus signs technology agreement with Albany State University

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Cyprus signs technology agreement with Albany State University

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus has signed an agreement for cooperation on Science and Technology with State University of New York at Albany, as part of its efforts to develop High Technology Industry on the island, said Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister, Nicos Rolandis.

[04] Air traffic controllers to go on four-hour strike at airports

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Air traffic controllers to go on four-hour strike at airports

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Air traffic controllers will go on strike here Tuesday affecting more than 30 flights to and from the island's major airports, Larnaca and Paphos.

[05] Clerides to attend meeting with EU candidate countries in Copenhagen

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Clerides to attend meeting with EU candidate countries in Copenhagen

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides leaves for Copenhagen on Sunday following an invitation by Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who will inform leaders of EU candidate countries on the results of the European Council meeting in Brussels on 24-25 October.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,76   ( 0,33)

Traded Value                  CYP    444.948

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    264.395   321,80   ( 0,25)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    122.249    90,52   ( 0,73)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     40.585    77,60   (-0,01)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.347    17,70   (-1,45)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     22.730    60,77   ( 0,21)
Tourism Companies             CYP     12.882   100,95   ( 0,49)
Trading Companies             CYP     26.334    19,13   ( 0,63)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.967    61,15   (-0,18)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.406     3,13   (-3,10)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     77.371    16,92   ( 0,71)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      2.143    14,86   ( 0,54)
Hotels                        CYP     18.419    46,48   (-0,21)
Other Companies               CYP     68.870    82,47   ( 0,05)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] G/C side ready for ad hoc committees

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G/C side ready for ad hoc committees

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou wondered today whether anyone would exert pressure for the functioning of two ad hoc bicommunal committees on technical matters, set up in the context of the UN-led peace talks, as the Turkish elections will take place in a very short time, on November 3.

[08] Spokesman: Denktash's illness causes some complications

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Spokesman: Denktash's illness causes some complications

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou admitted here Tuesday that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's illness is creating some complications in the process to solve the Cyprus problem.

He expressed the view, however, that from the moment it becomes certain that Mr. Denktash will not be able to return to the direct talks it will not be difficult for the Turkish Cypriot side to appoint another interlocutor.

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 22 (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                  27          13          FINE
Larnaca                  27          16          FINE
Limassol                 28          16          FINE
Paphos                   27          16          FINE

[10] European journalists condemn hostile action by the illegal regime

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European journalists condemn hostile action by the illegal regime

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) -- The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) voiced its strong support for Cypriot and Spanish journalists after the expulsion of Spanish journalists who were meeting their Turkish Cypriot colleagues in the Turkish occupied areas of the Republic last week.

''Once again we see the hard-faced attitude of the (Turkish Cypriot leader) Rauf Denktash 'administration','' EFJ Chairman Gustl Glattfelder said, according to an EFJ press release.

[11] EU Foreign Ministers agree with Commission recommendation

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 22 -- Foreign Ministers of the 15 EU members states decided today in Luxembourg to abide by the recommendation of the European Commission for the accession of 10 candidate states at the beginning of 2004. The countries are Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.

Today's agreement will be officially announced during the EU Summit to be held here October 24-25, where EU leaders will try to overcome the remaining obstacles concerning the financial issues regarding enlargement.

As regards Cyprus the 15 fully adopted the recommendation of the Commission, according to which Cyprus fulfills that economic and political criteria.

The decisions to be taken in Brussels will also recall the EU 1999 Helsinki Conclusions which said that if no settlement is reached by the completion of accession negotiations, the EU's decision on accession will be made without the above being a precondition. They also said that in the absence of a settlement, the EU will take its decision bearing in mind all relevant factors.

Speaking at today's meeting, Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou said that a settlement of the Cyprus problem is preferable before Cyprus' accession to the EU and noted that the UN has been actively engaged in the past two years in efforts for a Cyprus settlement, without any result so far.

We support the UN Secretary General's efforts for a solution that will abide by the decisions and resolutions of the Security Council, he added, recalling the EU position that the solution must allow Cyprus to speak with one voice in the EU.

Papandreou also noted that so far there are no indications that an EU member state intends to link Cyprus' accession with the settlement of the Cyprus problem, but noted that no one could rule out this possibility for the future.

He also assured that Greek diplomacy is ready to face all possibilities.

[12] Svoboda condemns Cyprus division

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Svoboda condemns Cyprus division

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) Chairman of the Committee for European Integration of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Pavel Svoboda said here today the Cyprus' protracted division was "a horrifying exprerience" and "anachronistic".

Svoboda, who is in Cyprus, heading a delegation of the Committee wished that after Cyprus' accession to the EU and the settlement of the Cyprus problem all the people of Cyprus will be in a position to enjoy EU benefits.

The Czech parliamentary delegation met today with House President Demetris Christofias who said "the common accession process of Cyprus and the Czech Republic to the European Union provides important opportunities for the promotion of bilateral relations and cooperation.''

[13] US optimistic that a solution will be reached in the near future

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US optimistic that a solution will be reached in the near future

Nicosia, Oct 22 (CNA) --- The US strongly supports UN Secretary General's efforts for a settlement of the Cyprus issue and is optimistic that a solution will be reached in the near future, Lynn Pascoe Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs in the US State Department told CNA here today.

Pascoe, currently visiting the island, met today with President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias.

''We strongly support UN Secretary General's efforts and we hope to see a united Cyprus'' Pascoe said, adding that his meeting with Christofias was excellent.

Regarding the possibility of the submission of a peace plan by the UN Secretary General, Pascoe said that the US supports the helpful work Kofi Annan is doing, adding that as regards the submission of a plan ''it is for him to decide not for us''.

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