Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-11-29

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CONTENTS

[01] Cypriot Foreign Minister in Holland for Euromed meeting

[02] Cyprus President meets Austrian Foreign Minister

[03] Cypriot President receives traditional Slovak welcome

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Slovak President: Inconceivable for Ankara not to recognize the Cyprus Republic

[08] Former Health Minister sentenced

[09] Cyprus has right to veto Turkey's EU course, notes Spokesman

[10] Cyprus' main interlocutor is Turkey, stresses Cyprus Spokesman

[11] Slovakian Premier: We support fulfillment of Cyprus conditions on Turkey

[12] EU Dutch Presidency delivers draft conclusions on Turkey

[01] Cypriot Foreign Minister in Holland for Euromed meeting

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Cypriot Foreign Minister in Holland for Euromed meeting

[02] Cyprus President meets Austrian Foreign Minister

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Cyprus President meets Austrian Foreign Minister

By Maria Miles

Bratislava, 29 Nov (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos outlined his positions with regard to 17 December European Council to Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, whom he met in private on Sunday evening as he stopped over in Vienna, on his way to Bratislava for a state visit.

After their private discussions, that lasted over half an hour, Papadopoulos and Plassnik led their respective delegations to talks for another 45 minutes.

[03] Cypriot President receives traditional Slovak welcome

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Cypriot President receives traditional Slovak welcome

by Maria Myles

Bratislava, Nov 29 (CNA) -- A warm traditional Slovak welcome awaited Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos at the start of his official visit to Bratislava here today, as Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic and his entourage stood at the Presidential Palace with pomp and ceremony to play host to the leader of a European Union partner.

The bitterly cold temperatures did not dampen the warm greetings exchanged between the two leaders and their delegations nor the traditional Slovak custom of welcome by bread and salt, which symbolises the Slovak hospitality.

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 30/11/2004 to 01/12/2004 ------- The weather on Tuesday and Wednesday will be fine with local cloud. Winds will be northeasterly to southeasterly light to moderate and the state of sea slight but over east coastal areas up to moderate.

Maximum Temperature: 19C inland and around 20C over coastal areas.

Minimum Temperature: 7C inland and around 10C over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 02/12/2004 to 03/12/2004 ------------ No significant change. Small increase in temperature is expected.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 29 (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                       391.911,89

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       71,78     0,38    326.818,86
FTSE/CySE 20                           333,53     0,61    124.668,97
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      998,09     0,58    123.979,73
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  885,51    -0,14     19.785,11
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      928,21    -0,72     87.827,95
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        993,73     0,55    143.764,83
BANKS INDEX                          1.004,91     0,62    101.953,15
HOTELS INDEX                           922,78     1,42      1.595,90
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               850,41    -0,03    152.376,84
FTSE Med (26/11/2004)                6.490,78     0,23

* 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, Nov 29 (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)
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Nicosia               17             6              CLOUDY
Larnaca               19            12              CLOUDY
Limassol              20            13              CLOUDY
Paphos                20            11              FAIR

[07] Slovak President: Inconceivable for Ankara not to recognize the Cyprus Republic

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Slovak President: Inconceivable for Ankara not to recognize the Cyprus Republic

by Maria Myles

Bratislava, Nov 29 (CNA)-- Sloval President Ivan Gasparovic has urged Turkey to respond to European Union calls with regard to its obligations towards the Union, adding that it is inconceivable for Ankara not to recognize the Republic of Cyprus.

Speaking after bilateral talks with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, he also said that his government would not recognize under any circumstances the creation of a Turkish Cypriot state in northern Turkish-occupied Cyprus and he advocated a political settlement on the basis of international law and UN resolutions.

In his remarks at the joint press conference, Papadopoulos said that he had outlined his positions on the issues under discussion and repeated his firm stance that Nicosia has no objections to the start of accession negotiations between Turkey and the EU, provided that Ankara conforms with the obligations it has towards the Union and Cyprus as well, as a member state.

[08] Former Health Minister sentenced

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Former Health Minister sentenced

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) Former health minister Constantina Akkelidou was fined today one thousand Cyprus pounds (around two thousand US dollars) after being pronounced guilty of interfering with the course of justice in a ruling last week.

[09] Cyprus has right to veto Turkey's EU course, notes Spokesman

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Cyprus has right to veto Turkey's EU course, notes Spokesman

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) - The Republic of Cyprus has the right to veto Turkey's accession path but this will be determined after a complete evaluation of the results of all European visits, as well as the contents of the conclusions and conditions, which will prevail until 17 December, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said today.

He added that Cyprus does not wish to exercise veto or prevent Turkey's European course as long as Turkey acts in a European manner, adding that efforts continue and in a coordinated manner to achieve the best possible result by 17 December when the European Council will decide on Turkey's European bid.

[10] Cyprus' main interlocutor is Turkey, stresses Cyprus Spokesman

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Cyprus' main interlocutor is Turkey, stresses Cyprus Spokesman

Nicosia, Nov 29 (CNA) Cyprus' main interlocutor is surely Turkey, said today Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides, commenting on statements made by leader of the Republican Turkish Party in the Turkish occupied north, Mehmet Ali Talat.

Invited to comment on Talat's remark that the Greek Cypriot side wants to negotiate directly with Turkey, disregarding the illegal regime in the occupied north, Chrysostomides replied that the ''Republic's main interlocutor is surely Turkey''.

The Cypriot spokesman said the European Court of Human Rights has described the self-styled Turkish Cypriot regime ''a local subordinate administration to Turkey'' which is not recognized by anyone. Does Mr. Talat expect us to recognize it? Surely Turkey has the upper hand in the illegal creation in the occupied area of Cyprus'', he said.

[11] Slovakian Premier: We support fulfillment of Cyprus conditions on Turkey

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Slovakian Premier: We support fulfillment of Cyprus conditions on Turkey

by Maria Myles

Bratislava, Nov 29 (CNA) Slovakia will support the fulfillment of the conditions posed by Cyprus on Turkey's EU accession course, pledged here Monday Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikulas Dzurinda after meeting Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos.

[12] EU Dutch Presidency delivers draft conclusions on Turkey

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EU Dutch Presidency delivers draft conclusions on Turkey

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Nov 29 (CNA) --- The Dutch Presidency of the European Union submitted today to the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states (COREPER) a first draft of the conclusions to be arrived at by the European Council at its meeting on 16-17 December 2004.

The draft conclusions said the European Council ''welcomed Turkey's [ decision ] to sign the protocol regarding the adaptation of the Ankara Agreement (Customs Union), taking account of the accession of the new Member States'', including the Republic of Cyprus.

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