Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-11-03

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CONTENTS

[01] Britain's former envoy says Cyprus settlement inevitable

[02] Cyprus House President begins official visit to Hungary

[03] Cyprus FM meetings in Brussels, Geneva

[04] Cypriot Ambassador: Cyprus' division obstacle to human rights

[05] Cyprus President to take part in Brussels EU Summit

[06] Cypriot judge at ECHR elected First Section Vice President

[07] US policy on Cyprus not subject to change of US government, says Papadopoulos

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] FM Permanent Secretary leaves for India

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[01] Britain's former envoy says Cyprus settlement inevitable

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Britain's former envoy says Cyprus settlement inevitable

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Britain's former special representative for the Cyprus problem, Lord David Hannay, believes that the solution of the Cyprus problem is inevitable and considers it impossible for Turkey to join the European Union without a Cyprus settlement.

Responding to questions yesterday afternoon at a session of oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons, which is conducting an inquiry on Cyprus, Lord Hannay stated that I do not believe Turkey can become a member of the European Union without a solution in Cyprus. The situation is and will remain fluid until the 17th of December (when the EU leaders will meet). After that it will be clear that a settlement is inevitable.

[02] Cyprus House President begins official visit to Hungary

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Cyprus House President begins official visit to Hungary

By Argiro Aggelidou

Budapest, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias, heading a parliamentary delegation, began here today an official visit (3-5 November), at the invitation of the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Katalin Szili.

[03] Cyprus FM meetings in Brussels, Geneva

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Cyprus FM meetings in Brussels, Geneva

Nicosia, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou meets today with European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana in Brussels where he will participate in the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting.

[04] Cypriot Ambassador: Cyprus' division obstacle to human rights

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Cypriot Ambassador: Cyprus' division obstacle to human rights

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Nov 3 (CNA) -- The division of Cyprus by Turkish troops constitutes a serious obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights, including freedom of movement, property rights and human rights issues pertaining to the situation of the enclaved Greek Cypriots in the northern part of Cyprus, as well as the question of the missing persons, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the UN Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis has stressed.

Addressing the Third Committee, at the 59th Session of the General Assembly, on the situation of human rights, Mavroyiannis added ''such a forcible division, ineluctably resulted in massive violations of human rights, as clearly reported by numerous reports of the Secretary General of the United Nations and the decisions of various international bodies''.

[05] Cyprus President to take part in Brussels EU Summit

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Cyprus President to take part in Brussels EU Summit

Larnaca, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos left today for Brussels to participate in the EU summit that will mainly deal with financial matters, the Lisbon programme and the competitiveness of the European economy.

In statements on his departure, President Papadopoulos said the EU summit would furthermore deal with issues concerning the EU's communication with its citizens, and the situation in Iraq, the Middle East and Sudan.

Regarding the enlargement precess the Cypriot President said it is on the agenda but it is not certain yet whether it will remain there to be discussed at the next Council meeting in December.

[06] Cypriot judge at ECHR elected First Section Vice President

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Cypriot judge at ECHR elected Firest Section Vice President

Nicosia, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Cypriot judge at the European Court of Human Rights Loukis Loukaides has been elected Vice President of the Court's First Section.

[07] US policy on Cyprus not subject to change of US government, says Papadopoulos

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US policy on Cyprus not subject to change of US government, says Papadopoulos

Larnaca, Nov 3 (CNA) -- The US policy on the Cyprus issue is not subject to changes in the US government, Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has stated.

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 3 (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               30             14              FINE
Larnaca               29             17              FINE
Limassol              30             20              FINE
Paphos                27             19              FINE

[09] FM Permanent Secretary leaves for India

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FM Permanent Secretary leaves for India

Nicosia, Nov 3 (CNA) -- Permanent Secretary of the Cyprus Foreign Ministry Sotos Zackhaios leaves today for a three-day visit to India, during which he will meet with Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh.

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 3 (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                       445.054,74

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       70,71    -0,55    384.078,11
FTSE/CySE 20                           319,89    -0,93    296.959,94
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      957,83    -0,86    296.805,94
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  952,65    -0,37      5.572,21
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      989,06     0,31     38.676,62
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        957,61    -0,84    302.378,14
BANKS INDEX                            958,29    -0,98    190.129,25
HOTELS INDEX                           930,77     2,90     14.498,00
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               874,64    -1,67     57.150,24
FTSE Med (2/11/2004)                 6.220,76     0,47

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

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