Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-11-19

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CONTENTS

[01] Baroness says EU Regulation reduces Turkish Cypriot ''isolation''

[02] Commerce Minister says Cyprus can be a base for italian businesses

[03] Cyprus believes cooperation with Turkey in common interest

[04] Turkish intention to lift minefields positive, Cyprus government says

[05] Czech Senate President to visit Cyprus

[06] Court hearing in Health Minister's case adjourned for next week

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] President Papadopoulos: Cyprus Republic's recognition by Turkey is inevitable

[01] Baroness says EU Regulation reduces Turkish Cypriot ''isolation''

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Baroness says EU Regulation reduces Turkish Cypriot ''isolation''

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Nov 19 (CNA) -- The EU's Green Line Regulation, which concerns the crossing of goods and persons between the Turkish- occupied areas of Cyprus and the government-controlled areas, ''has had some impact on ending the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots,'' Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean has said.

[02] Commerce Minister says Cyprus can be a base for italian businesses

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Commerce Minister says Cyprus can be a base for italian businesses

by Emilia Christofi

Rome, 19 Nov (CNA) -- Cyprus Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister George Lillikas stressed the possibilities for Cyprus to become the base for Italian businesses to expand their activities in the Middle East.

Lillikas was speaking during a meeting here yesterday with Italy's Foreign Trade Department Deputy Minister Adolfo Urso.

[03] Cyprus believes cooperation with Turkey in common interest

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Cyprus believes cooperation with Turkey in common interest

Limassol, Nov 19 (CNA) -- The Cypriot government's firm belief is that ''the common interest of the Turkish and Cypriot people calls for the peaceful relation and cooperation of the two countries based on the fundamental values and principles on which the EU is founded,'' Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said today.

[04] Turkish intention to lift minefields positive, Cyprus government says

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Turkish intention to lift minefields positive, Cyprus government says

Limassol, Nov 19 (CNA) -- Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chysostomides has described the Turkish occupation regime's expressed intention to destroy its minefields in the buffer zone accross Cyprus as a "positive step".

[05] Czech Senate President to visit Cyprus

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Czech Senate President to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 19 (CNA) -- President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Petr Pithart, heading a delegation, arrives in Cyprus on November 21, for a four-day visit.

[06] Court hearing in Health Minister's case adjourned for next week

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Court hearing in Health Minister's case adjourned for next week

Nicosia, Nov 19 (CNA) -- The trial of Minister of Health Constantina Akkelidou continued today before the Nicosia District Court, with the presentation of evidence as ''acceptable facts.''

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 19 (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               21             9              FAIR
Larnaca               22            12              FINE
Limassol              23            11              FINE
Paphos                21            12              FINE

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 19 (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                       294.351,99

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       72,62    -0,18    251.524,37
FTSE/CySE 20                           339,04    -0,09    154.356,61
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.013,18    -0,12    156.113,87
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  918,99    -0,37      8.361,32
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      953,22    -1,47     30.469,45
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.009,53    -0,13    164.475,20
BANKS INDEX                          1.023,74    -0,31    110.194,20
HOTELS INDEX                           939,96     0,63     14.355,46
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               866,20     0,77     64.015,95
FTSE Med (18/11/2004)                6.527,15    -0,09

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[09] President Papadopoulos: Cyprus Republic's recognition by Turkey is inevitable

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President Papadopoulos: Cyprus Republic's recognition by Turkey is inevitable

Larnaca, Nov 19 (CNA) - Cyprus Republic's recognition by Turkey is inevitable, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said, noting that the question is when this is going to happen.

Speaking at Larnaca airport upon his return from Italy, where he paid a two-day visit at the invitation of the Italian government, the President said that Turkey has an obligation towards the EU and the Cyprus Republic to recognise the latter.

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