Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-07-03

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CONTENTS

[01] Deposition by Cyprus of instruments of accession

[02] Hotel employees stage indefinite strike

[03] First bicommunal business paper in Cyprus

[04] Government recommends care in dealings with regime

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] G/C and T/C parties to meet Monday in Strasbourg

[08] Political manoeuvres cannot interfere with Court, says spokesman

[09] President Papadopoulos to travel to US for medical tests

[10] Harmonisation Coordinator to visit Athens later this month

[11] Hotel employees continue strike, others renew agreements

[01] Deposition by Cyprus of instruments of accession

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Deposition by Cyprus of instruments of accession

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jul 3 (CNA) -- The Charge dAffaires of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the UN George Kasoulides deposited in the past two days with the Treaties Section of the UN Secretariat in New York, the instruments of accession of the Republic of Cyprus to two international agreements.

[02] Hotel employees stage indefinite strike

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Hotel employees stage indefinite strike

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) -- Two thousand hotel employees at 36 hotels, members of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association (PASIXE), are on an indefinite strike as of this morning with regard to the renewal of the collective agreement in the hotel industry.

[03] First bicommunal business paper in Cyprus

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First bicommunal business paper in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA)-- Cyprus as of yesterday has its first bicommunal business newspaper, published on a monthly basis and distributed to businessmen on both sides of the divide.

[04] Government recommends care in dealings with regime

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Government recommends care in dealings with regime

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government has called on Maronite Cypriots to be extra vigilant with regard to contacts with Serdar Denktash, head of the Turkish Cypriot Democratic Party and son of leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Rauf Denktash in occupied Cyprus.

The recommendation was communicated by Government Spokesman Kypros Chysostomides after press reports that the representative of the Maronite religious group in the Cyprus parliament Antonis Hadjirousos met Serdar Denktash and has reportedly discussed the return of some 3.000 Maronites, who belong to the Greek Cypriot community, to their villages in occupied north.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,25    ( 0,54)

Traded Value                  CYP    206.616

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    105.010   350,13   ( 0,65)
FTSE Med 100**                               5.365,88   ( 1,99)

Sectoral Indices
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Banks                         CYP     48.765   102,16   ( 0,76)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      9.086    72,78   ( 0,72)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.881    13,99   (-1,62)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      9.192    54,49   (-0,20)
Tourism Companies             CYP      8.213    86,34   ( 0,50)
Trading Companies             CYP      6.817    17,95   ( 0,06)
Building and Cement Companies CYP        229    67,32   ( 2,26)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.604     2,72   (-1,09)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     27.235    13,49   ( 0,22)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,18   (-1,67)
Hotels                        CYP      5.106    40,70   (-0,20)
Other Companies               CYP     62.223    77,51   ( 0,23)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jul 3 (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                39           20         FINE
Larnaca                34           20         FINE
Limassol               32           22         FINE
Paphos                 31           20         FINE

[07] G/C and T/C parties to meet Monday in Strasbourg

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G/C and T/C parties to meet Monday in Strasbourg

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot parties will meet on Monday, July 7, in Strasbourg following an invitation by Council of Europe General Secretary Walter Schwimmer.

[08] Political manoeuvres cannot interfere with Court, says spokesman

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Political manoeuvres cannot interfere with Court, says spokesman

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) -- The European Court of Human Rights operates as a judicial organ and no political manoeuvres can interfere with its legal rulings, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

His remarks came in response to claims by the self-styled attorney general in Turkish occupied Cyprus that a bill passed by the so-called Turkish Cypriot parliament on compensation for immovable property was drafted with the help of the Council of Europe and will be accepted by the Court.

[09] President Papadopoulos to travel to US for medical tests

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President Papadopoulos to travel to US for medical tests

[10] Harmonisation Coordinator to visit Athens later this month

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Harmonisation Coordinator to visit Athens later this month

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) - Cyprus' EU Harmonisation Coordinator Takis Hadjidemetriou will be in Greece on July 16 and 17 for meetings and an exchange of views with Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs for European matters Tasos Yiannitsis and EU officials.

[11] Hotel employees continue strike, others renew agreements

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Hotel employees continue strike, others renew agreements

Nicosia, Jul 3 (CNA) - An indefinite strike of employees in various hotels across the island continues, with hoteliers retaliating with a lockout. The strike at certain hotels ended a few hours later, after the two sides agreed to renew their collective agreements with the trade unions.

Two thousand hotel employees at 36 hotels, members of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association (PASIXE), went on an indefinite strike this morning with regard to the renewal of the collective agreement in the hotel industry.

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