Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-07-19

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CONTENTS

[01] Anti-occupation rally in Trafalgar Square

[02] Greece welcomes announcement of CBM by Cyprus government

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] Ministers call on people to participate in anti-occupation events

[05] Greek House President: Need for Cyprus settlement, now stronger than ever

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Missing persons' relatives stage demonstration

[09] Greek Minister in Cyprus for anti-occupation events

[01] Anti-occupation rally in Trafalgar Square

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Anti-occupation rally in Trafalgar Square

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jul 19 (CNA) -- ''Neither the British government nor the European Union should become an accessory to the illegalities committed by the Turkish military and its representatives in Cyprus'', Haris Sophoclides, President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom has said on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

In a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sophoclides urges the Labour government to do its utmost in order to bring about a permanent settlement to the Cyprus problem.

Cypriots living in Britain organised an anti-occupation rally in Trafalgar Square yesterday afternoon demanding the withdrawal of the Turkish troops occupying 37 per of Cyprus territory since 1974, in violation of repeated United Nations resolutions.

They also called for the restoration of human rights in Cyprus grossly violated by the Turkish occupation troops and urged the British government to help resolve the protracted Cyprus problem.

[02] Greece welcomes announcement of CBM by Cyprus government

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Greece welcomes announcement of CBM by Cyprus government

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) -- The Greek government has welcomed the announcement by the Cyprus government of a series of Confidence Building Measures (CBM) aimed at developing a sense of security among Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, within its policy for the Turkish Cypriots.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 20/7/2004 to 21/7/2004 ------------------------ The weather on Tuesday and Wednesday will be fine. For the next days it will be with light to gentle sea breezes during day and light catabatic wind overnight.

State of sea: slight during day and smooth overnight.

The temperature will vary from 24 to 38 degrees inland from 22 to 34 degrees near coastlines and from 16 to 26 degrees over Prodromos area.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 22/7/2004 to 23/7/2004 --------------------------------- Fine weather is also expected for Thursday and Friday. Maximum temperature will rise one or two degrees.

Sea temperature: west coast 25C, south and east coast 28C

CNA GP/2004 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[04] Ministers call on people to participate in anti-occupation events

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Ministers call on people to participate in anti-occupation events

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) - Cypriot Ministers of Justice and Education, Doros Theodorou and Pefkios Georgiades, have called on the people of Cyprus to participate in tomorrow's events against the Turkish invasion and occupation of the island's northern third.

At noon, sirens will signal the commencement of the alarm and its end about three minutes later.

Theodorou said that during these three minutes everyone should exit their workplaces or homes and stand on the pavements, and traffic should come to a halt in order to make this silent demonstration against the occupation and in favour of the reunification of the island.

''I call on all citizens of this land and this Republic to participate in the event to demonstrate the memory of our people about 1974 and their determination to end the occupation and reunite our country,'' Theodorou said.

Tomorrow evening, the Cypriot government is organising an event under the title ''Cyprus 1974-2004, No to the occupation, Yes to reunification'' in which President Tassos Papadopoulos will be the main speaker.

Georgiades said the aim of the event is ''to express the opposition of our people to the occupation and at the same time to express our will for a functional and viable solution of the Cyprus problem that will reunite our country and its people.''

[05] Greek House President: Need for Cyprus settlement, now stronger than ever

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Greek House President: Need for Cyprus settlement, now stronger than ever

by Christa Nikolaou

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) -- President of the Greek Parliament Anna Psarouda Benaki has said that 30 years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus the need for a settlement is now stronger than ever, noting that Nicosia remains the only divided capital in Europe, and the number of Turkish settlers in the occupied areas in comparison with the number of Turkish Cypriots raises strong concerns.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               73,47   (-0,61)

Traded Value                  CYP     227.947

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     176.197  325,34   (-0,60)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.282,06   ( 0,34)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     135.670   94,08   (-0,80)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      11.231   72,53   (-0,89)
Insurance Companies           CYP         430   12,10   ( 0,50)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      12.011   46,25   (-1,76)
Tourism Companies             CYP       1.956   45,09   ( 0,42)
Trading Companies             CYP      19.474   20,57   (-0,05)
Building and Cement Companies CYP         203   62,72   ( 0,61)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       1.416    2,32   ( 0,43)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       4.352    6,95   (-0,86)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   11,23   (-2,69)
Hotels                        CYP      13.613   26,21   ( 0,38)
Other Companies               CYP      23.887   60,48   (-0,69)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 19 (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            23          FINE
Larnaca                 34            24          FINE
Limassol                33            21          FINE
Paphos                  30            20          FINE

[08] Missing persons' relatives stage demonstration

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Missing persons' relatives stage demonstration

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) - Relatives of Greek Cypriot persons missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island gathered today at the Ledra Palace checkpoint and began a hunger strike, demanding the determination of each missing person's fate.

[09] Greek Minister in Cyprus for anti-occupation events

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Greek Minister in Cyprus for anti-occupation events

Nicosia, Jul 19 (CNA) - Greek Minister of National Education and Religion Marietta Yiannakou arrives in Cyprus tonight to represent the Greek government in tomorrow's demonstrations against the 1974 Turkish invasion.

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