Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-09-17

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CONTENTS

[01] COREPER postpones discussion of proposal on financing of Turkish Cypriots

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Discussions on EU regulation could run into October, says Greece

[04] National Council examines parties' positions on Annan Plan

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] UNFICYP's mandate should not change, says Greece

[07] MidEast Rally Championship 2nd round in Cyprus next month

[01] COREPER postpones discussion of proposal on financing of Turkish Cypriots

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COREPER postpones discussion of proposal on financing of T/C

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) The Dutch presidency of the European Union referred to next Wednesday, 22 September, a discussion on a Commission regulation on financial aid to the Turkish Cypriots, amounting to 259 million euro.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       170.333,07

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       73,77    -0,41    161.344,78
FTSE/CySE 20                           327,74    -0,81     95.705,46
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      977,82    -0,73     96.381,44
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.012,22    -0,27      6.311,33
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.012,11    -0,68     12.378,68
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        979,14    -0,71    102.692,77
BANKS INDEX                            973,37    -0,85     64.290.70
HOTELS INDEX                           959,82    -0,99      2.336,01
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               961,99    -0,75     53.527,44
FTSE Med (16/9/2004)                 6.040,12    -0,26

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[03] Discussions on EU regulation could run into October, says Greece

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Discussions on EU regulation could run into October, says Greece

By Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Sep 17 (CNA) Greeces Foreign Ministry Spokesman George Koumoutsakos said that discussions on two European Commission Regulations relating to financial aid to the Turkish Cypriots and to direct trade betwen the EU and Cyprus' Turkish occupied areas could be referred to the General Affairs Council on 11 October.

There is a dynamic to reach consensus on the financial aid regulation but there are still a lot of pending issues, Koumoutsakos noted.

[04] National Council examines parties' positions on Annan Plan

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National Council examines parties' positions on Annan Plan

Nicosia, Sep 17 (CNA) Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos informed members of the National Council today on the views political party leaders submitted during separate meetings with the President, on a plan drafted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for a settlement of the Cyprus problem.

Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides, reading a statement issued after the meeting, which was chaired by President Papadopoulos and which lasted over three hours, said the discussion will continue at the next session of the Council, when the President returns from trips to New York and Brussels.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 17 (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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                 34            16          FINE
Larnaca                 30            18          FINE
Limassol                31            19          FINE
Paphos                  27            18          FINE

[06] UNFICYP's mandate should not change, says Greece

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UNFICYP's mandate should not change, says Greece

By Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Sep 17 (CNA) - The Greek government believes that the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) must not change.

[07] MidEast Rally Championship 2nd round in Cyprus next month

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MidEast Rally Championship 2nd round in Cyprus next month

Nicosia, Set 17 (CNA) - Cyprus will be hosting on October 1 to 3 the Troodos Rally, the second round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, which is expected to attract the interest of thousands of motor sport fans from Cyprus and abroad.

The 50 participating crews from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Lebanon, Britain, Germany, Ireland and Cyprus, are called on to cover a newly designed route of 762 kilometres, 224 of which will be gravel special stages.

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