Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-10-28

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CONTENTS

[01] Turkish Cypriot politician advocates conditional date for Turkey

[02] Simitis to discuss Cyprus with Blair

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus FM in Paris to hold ''very important meetings''

[06] President has brief meeting with Turkish counterpart

[07] Spokesman reacts to Turkish Foreign Minister

[01] Turkish Cypriot politician advocates conditional date for Turkey

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Turkish Cypriot advocates conditional date for Turkey

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Oct 28 (CNA) -- Mustafa Akinci, Turkish Cypriot politician, has expressed support for giving Turkey a conditional date for the start of accession negotiations with the European Union on the understanding that Ankara plays a positive role in a Cyprus solution and complies with the Copenhagen criteria relating to respect of democratic principles.

[02] Simitis to discuss Cyprus with Blair

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Simitis to discuss Cyprus with Blair

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Oct 28, (CNA) --- The Cyprus problem and the island's accession course to the European Union will be the focus of discussions at a working lunch Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis will have in London with his British counterpart Tony Blair.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 28 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                  27          14          FINE
Larnaca                  26          16          FINE
Limassol                 28          16          FINE
Paphos                   26          16          CLOUDY

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 28 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday, 29/10/2002 to 30/10/2002 -------------------------------------------- The weather on Tuesday will be mainly fine with temporal cloud which may result in a local shower over the mountains. Wind will prevail northwest, gentle 3bf but during the afternoon over the south and east coasts southeast to southwest 3 to 4bf during night time. The sea will be up to slight.

Temperature will reange 13 to 26 degrees Celsius.

On Wednesday the temperature will be mainly fine with some temporal cloud. Wind will prevail northwest to northweast light to gentle and the temperature will note a small fall.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday, 31/10/2002 to 01/11/2002 ------------------------------------------------------ On Thursday and Friday the weather will be mainly fine. The temperature will note a small rise.

[05] Cyprus FM in Paris to hold ''very important meetings''

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Cyprus FM in Paris to hold ''very important meetings''

Copenhagen, Oct 28, (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides considers his meetings this week in the French capital as very important as intensive efforts to reach a solution of the Cyprus problem continue and the island's accession course to the European Union is progressing.

Kasoulides will be visiting Paris between 28 and 31 October for meetings with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, Minister Delegate for European Affairs Noelle Lenoir and members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the French National Assembly and Senate and their delegations to the EU.

[06] President has brief meeting with Turkish counterpart

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President has brief meeting with Turkish counterpart

Copenhagen, Oct 28 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides and his Turkish counterpart met briefly today on the sidelines of a meeting between the European Union presidency (Denmark) and the leaders of the 13 candidate countries for accession.

According to CNA sources, the two men exchanged a few words about the Cyprus problem and President Clerides told President Ahmet Sezer that the closer Turkey gets to Europe, the easier it would be to solve differences.

President Clerides said Cyprus believes Turkey should be given a date for the start of accession negotiations with the EU.

President Sezer, whose troops occupy Cyprus' northern areas, asked the President of the Republic about the ongoing efforts to find a settlement in Cyprus and expressed the hope that things move towards a resolution of the problem.

[07] Spokesman reacts to Turkish Foreign Minister

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Spokesman reacts to Turkish Foreign Minister

Copenhagen, Oct 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus will participate in the proposed European deployment force only through facilities in services and installations, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today, in response to statements about the force by Turkey's Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel.

Gurel had said that Turkey is uneasy about the new EU proposals relating to the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and will oppose Cyprus' automatic use of NATO capabilities. Ankara, he said, will seek to prevent the use of NATO installations by new members of the EU countries, which are not members of the Alliance.

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