Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-08-12

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus prepares for legal battle with Turkey

[02] No plans to dismantle CMP, Spokesman says

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Spokesman notes reaction of Turkish Cypriot politicians

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] UN plan on Cyprus best way to solve problems faced by T/C

[01] Cyprus prepares for legal battle with Turkey

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Cyprus prepares for legal battle with Turkey

Nicosia, Aug 12 (CNA) -- A team of legal experts is expected to submit to the Cyprus government by mid September its preliminary points with regard to a legal battle against Turkey, before the European Court of Human Rights, relating to violation of property rights.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Iakovou told CNA today that the opinion of the three foreign legal professors on Turkish claims that there are "domestic remedies" for Greek Cypriots to exhaust before applying to the Court will be ready by the end of September.

[02] No plans to dismantle CMP, Spokesman says

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No plans to dismantle CMP, Spokesman says

Nicosia, Aug 12 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has dismissed Turkish Cypriot allegations that the Greek Cypriot side wishes to see a tripartite committee on missing persons in Cyprus dissolve.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 12 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,36   (-0,40)

Traded Value                  CYP    313.852

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    209.445   357,40   (-0,34)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.542,68   (-0,92)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    102.144   102,83   (-0,38)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      9.318    75,06   ( 0,39)
Insurance Companies           CYP        934    14,32   ( 0,77)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      4.956    55,48   ( 0,04)
Tourism Companies             CYP      1.589    85,59   ( 0,36)
Trading Companies             CYP     70.658    20,06   ( 2,19)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.076    69,90   (-1,34)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      7.121     3,07   (-0,32)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     16.909    12,80   (-4,76)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        212    10,42   (-0,57)
Hotels                        CYP     28.552    41,19   ( 0,83)
Other Companies               CYP     38.170    77,11   (-1,15)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Spokesman notes reaction of Turkish Cypriot politicians

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Spokesman notes reaction of Turkish Cypriot politicians

Nicosia, Aug 12 (CNA) -- The government has taken note of critical remarks by Turkish Cypriot politicians on a so-called framework agreement for a customs union between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot regime, in occupied Cyprus.

The government has also noted the scathing comments this move by Ankara has received in the Turkish press, which has described it ''a scandal for foreign policy.''

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 12 (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)
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Nicosia                36           22         FINE
Larnaca                32           22         FINE
Limassol               31           23         FINE
Paphos                 31           22         FINE

[06] UN plan on Cyprus best way to solve problems faced by T/C

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UN plan on Cyprus best way to solve problems faced by T/C

by Kyriacos Tsioupras

London, Aug 12 (CNA)-- The best way for Turkish Cypriots to solve their problems is to seek a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus question on the basis of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan, a British Foreign Office Spokesman said here Tuesday.

The Spokesman was invited by CNA to comment on the signing of a so-called framework agreement for a customs union between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot regime, in occupied Cyprus.

''We understand the technical difficulties faced by Turkish Cypriots because of non-recognition'', the Spokesman said, adding ''the best way to solve the problem is to seek a comprehensive settlement on the basis of the UN Secretary General's plan''.

He also pointed out that in the meantime, the EU has proposed a series of measures to be financed with 12 million Euros to alleviate any problems faced by Turkish Cypriots.

''We are giving full support to all those measures'', he noted.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.

CNA/KT/GS/EC/2003 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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