Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-03-24

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CONTENTS

[01] DISY leader confirms invitation to AKP to visit Cyprus

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Ads in London for Turkish occupied areas withdrawn

[04] UN chief requests additional funds for UNFICYP

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Spanish FM: Turkey should sign and implement Customs Union Protocol

[08] Greek Premier stresses need for a viable Cyprus solution

[09] Greek Ambassador: Cyprus partition not an option

[10] British official: No change in our policy on Cyprus

[01] DISY leader confirms invitation to AKP to visit Cyprus

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DISY leader confirms invitation to AKP to visit Cyprus

Larnaca, Mar 24 (CNA) -- President of Cyprus' rightwing opposition Democratic Rally (DISY) Nicos Anastasiades has confirmed reports in Turkish daily ''Radikal'' that his party had invited the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) to visit Cyprus, noting that ''there seems to be a positive response and it is a matter of time.''

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 24 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 25/03/2005 to 26/03/2005 ---------------------------------------- Mainly fine on Friday, with some cloud mainly in the afternoon. Light to gentle northwesterly to northeasterly winds will be blowing during the morning and night, veering southeasterly to southwesterly, gentle and locally moderate, in the afternoon.

State of sea generally slight but locally smooth to slight during the night.

Maximum temperature 20-21C inland, over the east and south coasts, 18-19C over the west and north and 10-11C over Prodromos.

Minimum temperature 4-5c inland, over the east and south coasts, 7-8C over the west and north coasts and 2-3C over Prodromos.

Risk of isolated showers on Saturday afternoon and evening, otherwise no signifacant change from Friday. Temperature is expected to note a small rise.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 27/03/2005 to 28/03/2005 ------------------------------- Mainly fine weather is expected, with a gradual rise in temperature.

[03] Ads in London for Turkish occupied areas withdrawn

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Ads in London for Turkish occupied areas withdrawn

Nicosia, Mar 24 (CNA) -- Adverts in Britain for holidays in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus that were due to appear on London buses and the Tube have been withdrawn after protests from Chairman of the London Assembly Conservatives Brian Coleman, who is also the Assembly member for Barnet and Camden.

According to a press release issued by the Assembly, ''the holidays promoted in the ads would have used hotels and homes confiscated by Turks during the invasion of the island in 1974,'' noting that the adverts, paid for by the tourist board in occupied Cyprus, ''deeply offended many members of the Greek Cypriot community.''

[04] UN chief requests additional funds for UNFICYP

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UN chief requests additional funds for UNFICYP

Nicosia, Mar 24 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is requesting an additional 3,052,700 dollars for the relocation of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) personnel to more suitable facilities.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 24 (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                     477.106,42

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,86     1,44    359.891,79
FTSE/CySE 20                           402,04     1,88    235.604,44
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.202,53     1,88    244.944,34
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.080,47     0,71     28.244,51
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.038,34     1,73     16.966,75
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.197,75     1,84    273.188,84
BANKS INDEX                          1.224,14     2,12    179.552,80
HOTELS INDEX                         1.077,23     0,45        646,20
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.046,62     0,81     86.657,04
FTSE Med (23/3/2005)                 7.220,82     0,28

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 24 (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                 18           7          FINE
Larnaca                 20           5          FINE
Limassol                21           9          FINE
Paphos                  18           9          FINE

[07] Spanish FM: Turkey should sign and implement Customs Union Protocol

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Spanish FM: Turkey should sign and implement Customs Union Protocol

Nicosia, Mar 24 (CNA) -- In international relations, when a country signs an agreement it is obliged to implement it, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos stressed today, referring to Turkey's obligation to sign the Protocol extending its Customs Union with all new member states, including the Republic of Cyprus, before the 3rd of October.

''In international relations, you sign something to implement it. There is the political will of political leaders. If you sign an agreement in international diplomatic life, you sign to implement it'', Moratinos said here, after talks with his Cypriot counterpart George Iacovou.

Iacovou noted that in international practice you have to ratify an agreement that you sign.

''There is also the principle of good faith. The idea that you can sign but not ratify so that you can implement is totally outside any international practice'', he said.

The Spanish Foreign Minister was also received this morning by President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos. He also met with the President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias.

[08] Greek Premier stresses need for a viable Cyprus solution

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Greek Premier stresses need for a viable Cyprus solution

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Mar 24 (CNA) Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis stressed the need for a functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, in his message on the occasion of the anniversary of the Greek Independence day (25 March 1821).

[09] Greek Ambassador: Cyprus partition not an option

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Greek Ambassador: Cyprus partition not an option

Nicosia, Mar 24 (CNA)--The solution of the Cyprus problem should be mutually accepted by both communities of the island after mature and substantive negotiations between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriots beyond any tight timeframe and arbitrations, Greek Ambassador to Cyprus Christos Papanogopoulos has said.

[10] British official: No change in our policy on Cyprus

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British official: No change in our policy on Cyprus

London, Mar 24 (CNA) There is no change in British policy towards Cyprus, British Minister Baroness Symons has said.

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