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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 98-05-27Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1630:CYPPRESS:01[01] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, May 27 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE All Share Index 83,37 (-0,57) Sectural Indices Banks 96,66 (-1,02) Approved Investment Companies 60,38 (-0,53) Insurance Companies 61,88 ( 0,03) Industrial Companies 75,44 ( 0,39) Tourist Industries 68,11 ( 0,28) Commercial Companies 47,63 (-0,08) Other Companies 68,45 ( 0,78) Trading Volume 1.810.875.58* The difference in brackets represents the percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) of the index from the previous stock exchange meeting. CNA MM/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1710:CYPPRESS:02[02] AIDS trial behind closed doors, Court decidesLarnaca, May 27 (CNA) -- The trial of a 28-year-old Cypriot, who has tested HIV positive and is accused of having unprotected sex, will be held behind closed doors, the Larnaca District court announced today.It said the Attorney General's office will be issuing press releases on the course of the trial in order to protect the identity of the two women involved in the case. The Court decided to hold the trial away from the limelight to protect the private lives of the two women, who are married with children. The 28-year-old, from the southern coastal town of Larnaca, is standing trial on two charges, having unprotected sex and not informing his partners about his condition. The accused found out about his condition after donating blood in October 1993. A third woman who had originally accused the waiter of having unprotected sex with her withdrew the charges and returned to her country, Norway. CNA MAN/MA/MM/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1910:CYPPRESS:03[03] Belarus Premier meets Clerides, KyprianouNicosia, May 27 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Ling held private talks today at the Presidential Palace, in Nicosia.The two leaders also chaired a meeting of delegations from Cyprus and Belarus. Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Nicos Rolandis, Communication and Works Minister Leondios Ierodiaconou, Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides, Undersecretary to the President Pantelis Kouros and Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Alecos Shiambos participated in the meeting. The 10-member Belarus delegation was headed by Finance Minister Nikolai Korbut. No statements were made after the meeting. Ling arrived here earlier today on a three-day official visit at the invitation of President Clerides, in a bid to further develop bilateral relations. The Belarus Premier also met House of Representatives President Spyros Kyprianou, with whom he discussed the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and Cyprus' European Union accession course. Tomorrow Ling will meet the Primate of the Cyprus Church Archbishop Chrysostomos as well as political party leaders. He will then have a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and will address a meeting of Cypriot business persons and industrialists. The Belarus Premier will later attend a lunch given by President Clerides. In the afternoon Ling will have talks with the Ministers of Communication and Works and Commerce, Industry and Tourism and will later visit the 23rd Cyprus International Fair, which opened last week. CNA MA/MM/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1945:CYPPRESS:04[04] Agriculture Minister to attend FAO meetingNicosia, May 27 (CNA) -- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Costas Themistocleous left today for Estonia, to take part in the 21st Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) regional meeting for Europe.The three day meeting will tackle issues such as agricultural problems in European countries and programmes implemented by FAO in 1996-97. It will also formulate the policy and working programme for the years 2000-2001. On the sidelines of the conference, Themistocleous will have private meetings with FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf and other officials to discuss the island's agricultural development and technical aid to Cyprus. He will also meet with his counterparts from other countries participating in the meeting. CNA MA/MM/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY2035:CYPPRESS:05[05] Foreign Minister begins talks in DublinNicosia, May 27 (CNA) -- The Cyprus question, Cyprus' European Union accession course and relations with the Republic of Ireland were at the centre of discussions Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has in Dublin today.Kasoulides, on a two-day working visit to the Irish capital, also discussed the Northern Ireland problem and the recent Agreement, reached in April and ratified last week by the people of Ireland, north and south of the border. The Cypriot Minister discussed with his Irish counterpart David Andrews bilateral issues, the Cyprus question and Cyprus' bid to join the European Union. On his part, Andrews briefed Kasoulides on recent developments in the Northern Ireland question and in particular the Good Friday Agreement. The Irish FM hosted a lunch for his Cypriot counterpart. Kasoulides, who is accompanied by Cyprus' Ambassador to Ireland Andreas Mavroyiannis and the Director of his office Leonidas Pantelides, was also received by Irish President Mary McAleese. Their talks focused on the Cyprus problem and the situation in Northern Ireland. The Minister also met with the chairman of the Parliament Seamus Pattison, the chairman of the Senate Brian Mullooly and the chairman of the Joint Committee on European Affairs Bernard Durkan. On Thursday Kasoulides will address the Dublin Institute on European Affairs and later in the day he leaves for London on his way to Athens for talks with the Greek government, before returning to Cyprus. CNA MM/MA/1998ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDS Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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