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CONTENTS

[01] Cypriot President: Turkey's declaration legally invalid

[02] Cypriot President: Committed to work for real reunification of island

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[06] Rhen: Implementation of protocol is essential by Turkey

[07] Cyprus government not satisfied with EU Presidency's statement

[08] Cyprus hopes Azerbaijan will review decision on direct flights

[01] Cypriot President: Turkey's declaration legally invalid

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Cypriot President: Turkey's declaration legally invalid

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) - Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has stressed that Turkey's unilateral declaration of non-recognition of the Cyprus Republic, issued as it signed a protocol extending its customs union with the European Union, has no legal validity.

Papadopoulos expressed disappointment with Turkey's continuing stance of disrespect to its European commitments. He said he was also disappointed with the reaction of the British EU Presidency, adding that the Cyprus government has reacted ''as it should have done''.

''We expected a stronger reaction'', Papadopoulos said Sunday, noting that a final decision will be taken at the EU Council of Ministers. He said the EU will decide whether Turkey's statement is contrary to the substance, the content and the effectiveness of the European Council decision, in December 2004, to open accession negotiations with Turkey in October this year.

[02] Cypriot President: Committed to work for real reunification of island

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Cypriot President: Committed to work for real reunification of island

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government works constructively for a solution that would serve the legitimate interests of all people of Cyprus and is committed to truly reunify the country in terms of territory, society, economy and institutions, Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos, stressed here today, receiving the credentials of new German Ambassador Dr. Rolf Kaiser.

Presenting his credentials, the Ambassador of Germany underlined that ''while acknowledging the democratic choice exercised by the people of Cyprus in the April 2004 referenda, Germany hopes for talks on a solution that accommodates the interests of both communities to resume soon''.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Aug 1 (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                       247.621,18

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,05    -0,79    244.508,70
FTSE/CySE 20                           409,37    -1,18    221.991,83
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.226,88    -1,15    219.175,38
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  976,92     0,57      2.320,78
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      956,37    -0,50     10.555,55
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.217,47    -1,10    221.496,16
BANKS INDEX                          1.260,01    -1,30    194.665,29
HOTELS INDEX                         1.016.28     0,00          0,00
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               936,72    -0,49     12.781,35
FTSE Med (29/07/2005)                8.117,37    -0,83

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices
as compared to the last meeting.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Aug 01 (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                 37          22          FINE
Larnaca                 32          22          FINE
Limassol                33          22          FINE
Paphos                  30          23          FAIR
---------------------------------------------------------------

[05] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 02/08/2005 to 03/08/2005

The weather will be mainly fine with temporal cloud mainly over the mountains probably resulting in isolated showers. Mist patches are likely over night.

Wind will be moderate to fresh southwest to west 4 to 5 bf during day time and gentle to moderate 3 to 4 during night time. State of sea will be slight to moderate. Minimum temperature will range from 19 degrees over the mountains, to 23 over the coastal areas and maximum temperature will range from 29 degrees over the mountains to 37 inland.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 04/08/2005 to 05/08/2005

The weather will be mainly fine with some temporal cloud. Temperature will increase gradually.

Sea temperature: 25 to 27 degrees C.

[06] Rhen: Implementation of protocol is essential by Turkey

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Rhen: Implementation of protocol is essential by Turkey

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has said ''our preliminary assessment is that the declaration'' of Turkey stating that Ankara does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus ''does not call into question Turkey's commitment to implement the protocol, which is essential.''

In a statement, Rehn said the signing of the additional protocol to the Ankara Agreement should clear the way for the opening of accession negotiations with Turkey on 3 October, on the basis of the negotiating framework to be agreed by the Council, for which a proposal was presented by the Commission on 29 June.

[07] Cyprus government not satisfied with EU Presidency's statement

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Cyprus government not satisfied with EU Presidency's statement

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) --The Cypriot Government is not satisfied from the British Presidency's statement replying to the Turkish Declaration that Ankara is not recognizing the Republic of Cyprus, government Spokesman Kypros Chrystostomides has said here Monday.

Chrysostomides noted that Nicosia would have preferred that the Presidency's statement noted that the Turkish declaration has no legal validity as regards to the signing of the protocol and Turkey's obligation to implement it and that the signing of the protocol initiates a procedure to normalize Turkey's relations with all the EU members including Cyprus with all that this entails.

[08] Cyprus hopes Azerbaijan will review decision on direct flights

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Cyprus hopes Azerbaijan will review decision on direct flights

Nicosia, Aug 1 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Government is looking into the spectrum of its relations with Azerbaijan, hoping that it will review its decision for direct flights to the occupied areas and will respect international law and the sovereignty of the Cyprus Government, Cyprus Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Sotos Zackheos has told CNÁ.

Invited to comment on the illegal landing of an Azerbaijani aircraft at the airport in Turkish occupied Tymbou, Zackheos noted that Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Communications and Works George Iacovou and Haris Thrasou respectively, have sent letters of representation to their Azerbaijani counterparts.

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