Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-09-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Government cancels ''Nikiforos'' military exercise

[02] US government notifies Congress of transfer of US arms to Cyprus

[03] Cyprus President supports initiative to confront poverty and hunger

[04] Turkey's occupation troops pose a problem, not National Guard, says Cyprus

[05] Cyprus to take a stance on Turkey's EU course at European Council summit

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[01] Cyprus Government cancels ''Nikiforos'' military exercise

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Cyprus Government cancels ''Nikiforos'' military exercise

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Government has announced that the annual military exercise ''Nikiforos'', scheduled for October 19-25, will not take place.

[02] US government notifies Congress of transfer of US arms to Cyprus

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US government notifies Congress of transfer of US arms to Cyprus

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Sep 21 (CNA) -- US State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli has said the US notified last week the US Congress ''of the government of Greece's unauthorized transfer of US-sold defence articles to Cyprus'', noting that ''this notification is required by US law.''

Replying to questions regarding US arms deployed in Cyprus, Ereli said Washington is not aware of any recent case in which Turkey, that occupies Cyprus' northern areas since 1974, appears to have violated the terms of the licence on US arms sales to Ankara.

[03] Cyprus President supports initiative to confront poverty and hunger

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Cyprus President supports initiative to confront poverty and hunger

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Sep 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has expressed the full support of the Cyprus Republic to an initiative to confront world poverty and hunger.

[04] Turkey's occupation troops pose a problem, not National Guard, says Cyprus

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Turkey's troops pose a problem, not National Guard, says Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 21 (CNA) Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has questioned US thinking that the meager National Guard (the Republic's armed forces) araments are considered by Washington a problem.

He also wondered why the US does not appear to consider the presence of well-armed Turkish occupation troops in the Republic's northern areas a problem as well.

[05] Cyprus to take a stance on Turkey's EU course at European Council summit

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Cyprus to take a stance on Turkey's EU course at European Council

Nicosia, Sep 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Government will look into a European Commission report on Turkey, once it is completed, and will subsequently outline its position on it, as other European Union members will do at the December summit, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Sep 21 (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            18          FINE
Larnaca                 31            17          FINE
Limassol                32            19          FINE
Paphos                  29            17          FINE

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Sep 21 (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                       394.760,90

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       74,09     0,49    268.442,92
FTSE/CySE 20                           329,86     0,49    171.143,00
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      984,59     0,51    168.116,09
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.002,40    -0,89      5.358,80
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.026,92     0,20     11.548,66
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        985,27     0,46    173.474,89
BANKS INDEX                            981,39     0,75    133.420.60
HOTELS INDEX                           948,30    -2,43      1.871,40
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               950,22    -1,03     97.794,82
FTSE Med (21/9/2004)                 6.112,84     0,93

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

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