Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-03-26

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CONTENTS

[01] Euro MP warns Turkey about EU obligations

[02] US Congresspersons send letter to Bush on Cyprus

[03] Illegal police in occupied areas stops referendum, "arrests" people

[04] Cyprus government condemns T/C ''arrests''

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Spokesman:delicate consultations ongoing at UN

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] House President meets Arab diplomats

[09] US Ambassador: Heavy anti-tactics against T/C not understood

[10] British Bases host injured from Iraqi crisis

[11] Cyprus the youngest in Europe

[12] Russia-Cyprus Friendship Group visits the island

[13] Verheugen sees new rendezvous for Cyprus settlement

[14] Attorney General resigns

[01] Euro MP warns Turkey about EU obligations

Euro MP warns Turkey about EU obligations

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Mar 26 (CNA) -- It is inconceivable for Turkey to begin accession negotiations with the European Union before a political settlement of the Cyprus question, Arie Oostlander, rapporteur for Turkey's EU membership at the European Parliament, has said.

The Euro MP warned Ankara that Cyprus could prove to be a very big obstacle in its course to EU accession and said that Turkey's possible military intervention in Iraqi territory would jeopardise further the country's European aspirations.

He said that unless the Turkish government severs its links with the military, it will not achieve anything.

[02] US Congresspersons send letter to Bush on Cyprus

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US Congresspersons send letter to Bush on Cyprus

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Mar 26 (CNA) -- Seventeen members of the US Congress have called on the US administration to use all available political and diplomatic means to persuade Turkey to work constructively to resolve the Cyprus question in a manner consistent with the UN process.

In a letter to US President George Bush the 17 Congresspersons expressed great disappointment for the breakdown of the UN-sponsored Cyprus peace talks in The Hague earlier this month and underlined that ''all of the facts lead to the inescapable conclusion that the cause of the breakdown is the intransigence of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and his supporters in Ankara.''

[03] Illegal police in occupied areas stops referendum, "arrests" people

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Illegal police in occupied areas stops referendum, arrests people

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- The illegal regime in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus prohibited on Sunday the conducting of a referendum that was expected to be held in the occupied village of Elia and arrested a number of persons, including Turkish Cypriot politician Izzet Izcan.

[04] Cyprus government condemns T/C ''arrests''

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Cyprus government condemns T/C arrests

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government condemns efforts by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to suppress any opposite view among Turkish Cypriots, said here Wednesday Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides, commenting on the arrest of Turkish Cypriots who were trying to carry out a referendum on Monday on the Annan plan for a Cyprus settlement.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               82,56   (-0,78)

Traded Value                  CYP    503.018

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    185.162   314,19   (-0,51)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    117.441    90,18   (-0,46)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     14.776    73,82   (-0,67)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.904    16,94   (-1,05)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    103.420    57,75   ( 0,19)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.478    83,62   (-0,89)
Trading Companies             CYP     14.931    17,75   (-1,11)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     10.957    72,02   (-2,86)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      2.617     2,91   (-0,34)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     27.987    15,18   (-2,06)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      2.441    10,76   ( 2,18)
Hotels                        CYP     26.398    42,56   ( 0,21)
Other Companies               CYP     57.006    78,93   (-1,28)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Spokesman:delicate consultations ongoing at UN

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Spokesman: delicate consultations ongoing at UN

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- Cypriot and Greek diplomats are engaged in delicate consultations with UN officials in New York in anticipation of a report on the outcome of the latest peace effort to solve the Cyprus question, which ended in failure earlier this month, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said here today.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 26 (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                16            7         FINE
Larnaca                19            9         FINE
Limassol               21            8         FINE
Paphos                 21            9         FINE

[08] House President meets Arab diplomats

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House President meets Arab diplomats

Nicosia Mar 26 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias met here today with Arab Ambassadors accredited to Cyprus to whom he expressed Cyprus' opposition to the war against Iraq and the Cyprus people's solidarity with the Iraqi people.

[09] US Ambassador: Heavy anti-tactics against T/C not understood

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US Ambassador: Heavy anti-tactics against T/C not understood

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- It is hard to understand how a peaceful assembly and a peaceful expression of views is met by rather heavy anti-tactics, US Ambassador to Cyprus said here today when invited to comment on the arrest by the occupation regime of Turkish Cypriots, who were trying to carry out a referendum on Tuesday on the Annan plan for a Cyprus settlement.

[10] British Bases host injured from Iraqi crisis

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British Bases host injured from Iraqi crisis

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) -- Robert Need, spokesman for the British Bases in Cyprus, has said that 16 persons, operationally injured, are now being treated at Akrotiri hospital, but stressed that none of these people have received injuries in combat.

[11] Cyprus the youngest in Europe

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Cyprus the youngest in Europe

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Mar 26 (CNA) - Cyprus has the youngest population among the 25 member states and acceding countries of the European Union, according to Eurostat demographic data for 2001, which show that 23.9% of the Cyprus population is under the age of 14 whereas the average percentage of the EU is 16.8%.

[12] Russia-Cyprus Friendship Group visits the island

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Russia-Cyprus Friendship Group visits the island

Larnaca, Mar 26, (CNA) -- A six-member delegation of the Russia-Cyprus Friendship Group in the State Duma arrived on the island today for a visit aimed at discussing the enhancement of relations between the parliaments of Cyprus and Russia, as well as promoting the cooperation between the two countries.

Speaking to CNA at Larnaca Airport, President of the Group Nikolay Daykhes said ''we will discuss the further enhancement of the relations between our parliaments'', adding that during the meeting with President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos and the members of the government ''we will discuss ways to assist the further development of our cooperation''.

[13] Verheugen sees new rendezvous for Cyprus settlement

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Verheugen sees new rendezvous for Cyprus settlement

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, March 26 - European Commissioner on Enlargement Gunter Verheugen urged Turkey today to support efforts for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem, based on the UN framework.

[14] Attorney General resigns

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Attorney General resigns

Nicosia, Mar 26 (CNA) - Attorney General Alecos Markides met today with President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos and submitted his resignation, with effect as of April 24, 2003.

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