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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 00-08-02Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1045:CYPPRESS:01[01] Council of Europe - AvrupaNicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- The Council of Europe calls on all member states to respect and develop freedom of expression and information, the President of the CoE Parliamentary Assembly stresses in a reply letter to Cyprus House President Spyros Kyprianou on the issue of the illegal arrest of Turkish Cypriot journalists in the Turkish-occupied areas of the island.The President of CoE Parliamentary Assembly Lord Russell Johnston recalls that the Council of Europe "defends free, independent and pluralistic media as essential elements to the functioning of democratic societies" and expresses the hope "that the procedural guarantees as contained in the European Convention on Human Rights will be respected" in the affair of Turkish Cypriot daily "Avrupa". CNA/MCH/GP/2000 1130:CYPPRESS:02[02] SOCCER: Cyprus - Albania - Friendly matchNicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- The national football teams of Cyprus and Albania will clash on August 15 in Tirana in a friendly game, as part of the two teams' preparation for the preliminary phase of the World Cup 2002.The Cypriot team leave for Albania on August 13. The match will played at "Qemal Stafa" national stadium at 1900 local time, according to the Albanian news agency ATA. CNA GP/20001420:CYPPRESS:03[03] UN peace talks - Denktash - Alvaro de SotoGeneva, Aug 3 (CNA) -- All is going fine at the UN-led peace talks, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denkash, who was speaking after today's meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto."Everything is going on fine. We will meet again tomorrow," Denktash said after the meeting. CNA MA/MM/RG/2000ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1500:CYPPRESS:04[04] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE General Index 403.23 ( -0.93) Traded Value CYP 22,038,462 Sectural Indices Banks CYP 5,291,388 514.81 ( 0.15) Approved Investment Companies CYP 1,648,464 274.77 (-2.16) Insurance Companies CYP 728,057 277.79 (-2.03) Manufacturing Companies CYP 2,225,169 136.95 (-4.38) Tourism Companies CYP 1,442,414 332.06 (-3.62) Trading Companies CYP 2,381,492 142.22 (-3.88) Other Companies CYP 7,838,553 422.90 (-0.49) Offshore Companies 105.00 ( 0.00)The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting. CNA/RG/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |