Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 98-09-07

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CONTENTS

[01] National Council meets

[02] Cyprus - Argentina

[03] Deputies - Russian Duma

[04] Police Association - Meeting

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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[01] National Council meets

The meeting comes a week after Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, put forward a proposal for a confederation in Cyprus with "two sovereign and equal states" as the solution to the problem and two weeks before the President flies to New York to address the UN General Assembly.

President Glafcos Clerides is expected to brief party leaders on his recent contacts in South Africa, including a meeting with the UN Secretary- General, where he attended the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Durban.

Participating in the meeting, chaired by the President, are leaders and representative of the political parties in Parliament, the right-wing Democratic Rally, the left-wing AKEL, the centre-right Democratic Party, Socialist Party EDEK, and the United Democrats.

The New Horizons party, which is not represented in Parliament, is also taking part in today's meeting.

Also participating are Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides, Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides, and Undersecretary to the President Pantelis Kouros.

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[02] Cyprus - Argentina

Menem also expressed keen interest in the latest developments on the island.

The Argentine President outlined his views during a meeting with Cyprus Ambassador to Madrid, Christos Psilogenis, who presented his credentials to the President, as Ambassador to Argentina as well.

Psilogenis briefed Menem on the situation in Cyprus and stressed that Cyprus insists on a solution, based on international law.

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[03] Deputies - Russian Duma

Speaking to Cypriot parliamentarians, in Moscow to attend the 100th meeting of the Interparliamentary Union, Seleznev also referred to the close ties between Russia and Cyprus and said that all political parties in the Duma back the Cyprus cause.

Head of the Cypriot delegation, leader of the Democratic Rally party, Nicos Anastasiades, expressed the gratitude of the people of Cyprus for the consistent support Russia displays for the struggle of Cyprus for a just and viable solution of the protracted Cyprus question.

This support, he pointed out, was reflected in the clear position Russia adopted in response to the unacceptable proposal of the Turkish Cypriot side for a confederation in Cyprus with "two sovereign and equal states".

Moscow described the proposal as unproductive and said it contradicted many UN resolutions. The government of Cyprus rejected the proposal, noting it was "unacceptable and absurd" as well contrary to UN decisions on Cyprus and two high level agreements aiming at a federation which the Turkish Cypriot side has signed.

Present at Sunday's meeting in the Russian capital were the Republic's Ambassador Platon Kyriakides, and deputies Andreas Filippou, Doros Theodorou, Stathis Kittis and Androulla Vassiliou.

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[04] Police Association - Meeting

The meeting, organised jointly by the Cyprus and Greek Police Associations, takes place 25 years since the Turkish invasion of the island. Turkey continues to occupy Cyprus' northern areas.

Council of Europe members will attend the Athens meeting. The Cyprus Police Association announced that the President and the Permanent Secretary of the Association, Stelios Ioannou and Christos Erodotou respectively, will attend a meeting in Lyon, France, headquarters of the European Police Syndicates, in order to present the agenda of the 1999 conference.

Minister of Justice and Public Order, Nicos Kosis, and Police Chief Andreas Angelides will address the 1999 conference in Athens.

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[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

   CSE General Index                          88.34 (-0.18)

   Traded Value            CYP 1,105,152

   Sectural Indices

   Banks                   CYP   632,216     103.56 (-0.04)
   Approved Investment
   Companies               CYP    23,555      58.68 ( 0.02)
   Insurance Companies     CYP   135,929      59.35 (-0.08)
   Manufacturing Companies CYP   146,914      85.56 (-0.63)
   Tourism Companies       CYP    48,801      71.66 (-0.29)
   Trading Companies       CYP     7,025      41.92 (-0.33)
   Other Companies         CYP    49,108      77.18 (-0.91)

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