Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-08-20

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President hopes international law will prevail

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] EU rules for Green Line to enter into force August 23

[05] Consultations held to restart work of Committee of Missing Persons

[01] Cyprus President hopes international law will prevail

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Cyprus President hopes international law will prevail

Larnaca, Aug 20 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has expressed the hope that the international law will prevail as regards the Turkish efforts to exercise pressure on the European Union for the realisation of promises allegedly given by the Union.

Speaking upon his return last night from Athens where he watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Cyprus President noted that the European Union functions on the basis of laws and regulations and the European Law, adding that the Cyprus Republic has already expressed its positions on this matter.

He was commenting on statements that specific developments are soon expected in the EU - made after a meeting yestreday in Ankara between Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and self-styled prime minister and foreign minister of the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, Mehmet Ali Talat and Serdar Denktash.

The Cypriot President said the government held a series of meetings in view of the September 3 COREPER meeting (permanent representatives of EU states) which will examine EU regulations on assistance for the Turkish Cypriots, noting that during the meeting Cyprus will again have the opportunity to elaborate its own proposals.

He said during his stay in Athens he had the opportunity to discuss the Cyprus issue during meetings with the Greece's President Costis Stefanopoulos, Premier Costas Karamanlis, and Foreign Minister Petros Molybiatis, as well as with other heads of states, including British Premier Tony Blair, who happened to sit close to him at the ceremony of the signing of the Olympic Truce.

President Papadopoulos said his agenda includes seven official visits until the end of October, within the framework of the Greek Cypriot side's effort to inform on the Cyprus issue and EU matters.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 20 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               75,09   ( 0,55)

Traded Value                  CYP     197.496

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     109.649  332,66   (-0,01)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.819,22   ( 0,47)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP      60.555   97,19   ( 0,60)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      57.536   71,94   (-0,36)
Insurance Companies           CYP          70   12,65   (-2,84)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       3.401   46,76   ( 1,45)
Tourism Companies             CYP         910   47,12   (-0,30)
Trading Companies             CYP      14.887   20,94   (-0,38)
Building and Cement Companies CYP         000   61,30   (-0,07)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP         468    2,40   (-0,83)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       6.081    6,91   ( 0,73)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   10,44   (-2,25)
Hotels                        CYP       6.307   27,04   ( 1,12)
Other Companies               CYP      38.371   61,79   ( 1,20)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 20 (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            24          FAIR
Larnaca                 34            23          FINE
Limassol                33            20          FINE
Paphos                  30            21          FINE

[04] EU rules for Green Line to enter into force August 23

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EU rules for Green Line to enter into force August 23

[05] Consultations held to restart work of Committee of Missing Persons

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Consultations held to restart work of Committee of Missing Persons

Nicosia, Aug 20 (CNA) --- Greek Cypriot representative of the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) Elias Georgiades, confirmed today that there have been consultations for the resumption of the Committee's work, a tripartite committee comprising a UN representative and one from each of the islands two communities (Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot) that has not held a joint meeting in years.

Georgiades was invited by CNA to comment on statements made by Turkish Cypriot member of CMP Rustem Tatar, who expressed the Turkish Cypriot sides willingness to convene the Committee immediately and said that the Turkish Cypriot side is ready to proceed with exhumations.

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