Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-12-01

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CONTENTS

[01] CoE SG: Turkey to pay unconditionally damages in Loizidou case

[02] Cyprus to destroy anti-personnel mines

[03] Cyrus participates in 3rd Military World Games

[04] Papadopoulos wishes Turkey shows sincerity in efforts for settlement

[05] Bulgarian Interior Minister to visit Cyprus

[06] 8th MECC General Assembly in Limassol

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus' and Jordan's Central Banks sign Memorandum of Understanding

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[11] Van der Meer: Gender equality policy to be applied more forcefully

[12] Greek Public Order Minister in Cyprus for official visit

[13] Iacovou says OSCE states expected to implement ECHR rulings

[01] CoE SG: Turkey to pay unconditionally damages in Loizidou case

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CoE SG: Turkey to pay unconditionally damages in Loizidou case

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer has stressed that in all contacts with the Turkish government he has constantly expressed the need for unconditional payment in the Loizidou case.

[02] Cyprus to destroy anti-personnel mines

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Cyprus to destroy anti-personnel mines

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus will commence tomorrow the destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines, as provided by the Ottawa Convention.

Defence Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas said here today that the destruction of the mines would begin during a special ceremony to take place tomorrow, at the presence of representatives from 125 countries, which have signed the Ottawa Convention, and EU and UN representatives.

Mavronicolas stressed that tomorrow's ceremony will also give a strong political message, noting that the destruction of 4000 mines is expected to take place in December.

[03] Cyrus participates in 3rd Military World Games

Cyrus participates in 3rd Military World Games

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus' National Guard will participate with a 58-member team in the 3rd Military World Games to take place in Catania, Italy, on 4-11 December.

The Cypriot team will participate in the events of basketball, volleyball, field and track, judo and swimming.

[04] Papadopoulos wishes Turkey shows sincerity in efforts for settlement

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Papadopoulos wishes Turkey shows sincerity in efforts for settlement

Larnaca, Dec 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has expressed the wish that after the so-called elections in Cyprus' Turkish-occupied areas Turkey will show sincerity in the process for a Cyprus settlement, as Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul had pledged.

Speaking to the press before leaving for Rome, where he will meet tomorrow with Italian Premier and current European Union President Silvio Berlusconi, Papadopoulos said that the Cyprus problem remains in a stalemate exclusively due to the Turkish negative stance.

[05] Bulgarian Interior Minister to visit Cyprus

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Bulgarian Interior Minister to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- Bulgaria's Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov arrives here tomorrow for an official visit at the invitation of Cyprus Minister of Justice and Public Order Doros Theodorou.

[06] 8th MECC General Assembly in Limassol

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8th MECC General Assembly in Limassol

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- The Eighth General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) starts tomorrow in the southern coastal town of Limassol.

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) --

Tuesday and Wednesday: 02/12/2003 to 03/12/2003 ----------------------------------------------- Cloudy at times with local showers or isolated thunderstorms. Wind will be northeasterly to southeasterly light to moderate and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum temperature: 21 C inland and over coastal areas. Minumum temperature: 8 C inland and around 11 C over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 04/12/2003 to 05/12/2003 --------------------------------------------------------- Local showers or isol thunderstorms on Thursday but mainly fine with patchy cloud on Friday.

Small decrease in temperature is expected.

[08] Cyprus' and Jordan's Central Banks sign Memorandum of Understanding

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Cyprus' and Jordan's Central Banks sign Memorandum of Understanding

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) -- The Central Banks of Cyprus and Jordan signed today a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual co-operation and exchange of information in the field of banking supervision.

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Dec 1 (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                21            8         FINE
Larnaca                22           12         FINE
Limassol               25           11         FINE
Paphos                 22           12         FINE

[10] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 01 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               82,17   ( 1,19)

Traded Value                  CYP    311.691

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    220.013   329,12   ( 1,74)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.765,79   (-0,56)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    173.587    94,15   ( 1,96)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     17.758    70,08   ( 0,89)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.062    15,49   ( 0,72)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     13.071    57,91   ( 0,73)
Tourism Companies             CYP     10.322    71,78   ( 1,17)
Trading Companies             CYP     20.742    20,51   (-0,34)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     15.109    71,39   ( 1,22)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      2.509     3,25   (-0,91)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      7.704    11,45   ( 0,18)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        805    11,52   ( 0,26)
Hotels                        CYP      7.928    38,57   ( 0,71)
Other Companies               CYP     35.869    75,44   ( 0,36)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[11] Van der Meer: Gender equality policy to be applied more forcefully

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Van der Meer: Gender equality policy to be applied more forcefully

Nicosia, Dec 1, (CNA) --- Head of the European Commission Delegation in Cyprus Ambassador Adrian van der Meer, expressed here today satisfaction over Cyprus' progress in the field of social policy but underlined that gender equality policy should be applied ''more forcefully''.

[12] Greek Public Order Minister in Cyprus for official visit

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Greek Public Order Minister in Cyprus for official visit

[13] Iacovou says OSCE states expected to implement ECHR rulings

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Iacovou says OSCE states expected to implement ECHR rulings

Nicosia, Dec 1 (CNA) Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou noted today that ''OSCE participating states who are also members of the Council of Europe, through their commitment to the European Court of Human Rights are expected to promote and facilitate the implementation of the judgments of the ECHR with no precondition, no deviation from practice''.

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