Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-10-27

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CONTENTS

[01] IPI expresses great concern over brutal attack against T/C editor

[02] Cyprus Foreign Trade Statistics, January - June 2003

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] China looks forward to Cyprus’ EU accession

[05] Cyprus and Greece sign cooperation programme on agriculture

[06] Cyprus wins place in World Rally Championship until 2006

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Citizen's Guide and website for Annan Plan launched

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[01] IPI expresses great concern over brutal attack against T/C editor

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IPI expresses great concern over brutal attack against T/C editor

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives, and leading journalists in over 115 countries have expressed great concern about the brutal attack against Turkish Cypriot journalist Murat Kanatli, editor of the Turkish Cypriot newspaper "Yeni Cag", on 17 October 2003 in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus.

[02] Cyprus Foreign Trade Statistics, January - June 2003

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Cyprus Foreign Trade Statistics, January - June 2003

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- Cyprus' total imports during the period January-June 2003 were 1.117,9 million Cyprus pounds as compared with 1.261,0 million pounds in January-June 2002 while total exports amounted to 247 m. pounds compared to 266,2 million pounds during January-June 2002, a Foreign Trade Statistics report published by Cyprus' Statistical Service says.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 28/10/2003 to 29/10/2003 -------------------------------------- The weather on Tuesday will be windy and mainly cloudy with local showers probably thundery ata places. The wind will prevail southwest to west, fresh to strong 4 to 5, gradually strong to very strong, 5 to 6 bf inland and over the east coast and very strong to near gale, 6 to 7 bf over the west, north and south coastal areas. The state of sea will soon become rough locally very rough.

The temperature will range inland from 17 to 25 and from 20 to 27 over the coastal areas, while over the mountains will range from 12 to 17.

On Wednesday, the weather will gradually become mainly fine with some temporal cloud. The wind will become northwest moderate 4 bf and the sea will be mainly moderate but over the north coastal areas up to rough.

The temperature will be kept lower than the normal one and will reach only 18 degrees, inland and coastal areas and 8 over the mountains.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 30/10/2003 to 31/10/2003 ------------------------------------------------ The weather on Thursday will be mainly fine gradually becoming partly cloudy with local rain.

The temperature will increase.

On Friday, some rain is likely while the temperature will continue on the rise reaching the normal one.

[04] China looks forward to Cyprus’ EU accession

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China looks forward to Cyprus EU accession

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- China welcomes Cyprus accession to the European Union and believes it will contribute to expanding its relations with the EU, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here Monday after President Tassos Papadopoulos received Wu Guanzheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, CPC.

[05] Cyprus and Greece sign cooperation programme on agriculture

Cyprus and Greece sign cooperation programme on agriculture

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Greece signed here today a cooperation programme on the agriculture sector covering the period 2003-2005.

[06] Cyprus wins place in World Rally Championship until 2006

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Cyprus wins place in World Rally Championship until 2006

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- Cyprus will host an official round of the World Rally Championship for the next three years 2004 - 2006, according to a decision taken by the World Motor Sport Council.

Cyprus Automobile Association Chairman George Pavlides stressed here today that the decision opens up new opportunities for constant tourism flow that would contribute more than 12 million Cyprus pounds (24 m. US dollars) every year to the economy adding that the island would also gain international promotion.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 27(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                28         16              FAIR
Larnaca                27         20              FAIR
Limassol               25         21              FAIR
Paphos                 28         17              FAIR

[08] Citizen's Guide and website for Annan Plan launched

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Citizen's Guide for Annan Plan launched

Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) -- A programme entitled ''Cyprus decides'' developed by Greek and Turkish Cypriots with the aim to help people make an informed assessment of the Annan Plan was presented here today.

The project including a website: www.cyprusdecides.org and a booklet titled ''The Annan Plan for Cyprus: a Citizen's Guide'' was created in coordination with the Cyprus Office of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

During a press conference at the Ledra Palace hotel in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, the team which consists of Alexis Alexiou, Ayla Gurel, Mete Hatay and Yiouli Taki noted they do not advocate accepting or rejecting the Plan's contents but are concerned to provide objective, verifiable and easily understood summaries of its principal provisions in order to facilitate informed debate.

They also said that the project, which provides accessible information about the Annan Plan and assists groups and individuals to discuss the issues raised, was conceived when the UN Secretary General's plan for a Cyprus settlement was first circulated.

''The question that arose amongst some of us was how will people be able to express an informed opinion on a complex document of a constitutional standard such as the Annan Plan,'' noted Taki, adding that the ethos surrounding the project is people's right to information.

The circulation of the booklet takes place through organisations and individuals who are contacting the team for copies (projectpricyp@hotmail.com).

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the island and occupied one third of its territory.

CNA KN/GP/2003 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[09] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Oct 27 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,68   (-0,53)

Traded Value                  CYP    370.662

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    288.498   342,65   (-0,64)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.499,73   (-0,05)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    240.399    98,17   (-0,17)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     12.221    72,81   (-1,38)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.984    16,27   (-0,97)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      9.384    57,95   (-0,48)
Tourism Companies             CYP      2.489    73,48   (-0,81)
Trading Companies             CYP      5.445    21,47   (-0,19)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      4.568    72,89   ( 0,16)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     12.641     3,65   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     21.394    12,45   (-2,05)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,06   (-2,35)
Hotels                        CYP     16.245    41,71   (-2,91)
Other Companies               CYP     37.866    79,21   (-0,01)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

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