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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-02-19Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1510:CYPPRESS:01[01] President - Cyprus question - USNicosia, Feb 19 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides believes the Cyprus question is among the priorities of the US administration but is not as high up in their priority list as the situation in the Gulf or that in the Middle East.The President also said his government has various considerations to help the UN peace effort move forward, which are not for public consumption and expressed the view that the US no longer intend to maintain presidential emissaries for various problems. CNA MM/GP/20011540:CYPPRESS:02[02] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, Feb 19 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE General Index 208,96 ( 2,01) Traded Value CYP 9.102.792 FTCE/CYSE 20 CYP 3.504.871 888,30 ( 2,86) Sectural Indices Banks CYP 1.876.348 220,16 ( 3,36) Approved Investment Companies CYP 607.068 200,27 ( 0,45) Insurance Companies CYP 51.809 87,73 ( 0,54) Manufacturing Companies CYP 227.586 75,57 ( 0,11) Tourism Companies CYP 319.334 142,00 ( 1,96) Trading Companies CYP 635.723 54,19 ( 1,35) Offshore Companies CYP 0 105,00 ( 0,00) Building and Cement Companies CYP 152.403 68,23 ( 1,25) Énformation Technology Companies CYP 512.534 59,23 ( 1,86) Financial Services Companies CYP 721.977 41,29 ( 4,08) Fish Culture Companies CYP 46.905 77,43 ( 1,75) Hotels CYP 2,123.019 95,01 ( 1,38) Other Companies CYP 978.864 248,48 ( 0,12)The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting. CNA/ÌÌ/2001 1845:CYPRESS:03 Greek - Turkish Cypriot parties - Meeting Nicosia, Feb 19 (CÍÁ)--Fifteen politicians from both sides of the divide, representing six Greek Cypriot and three Turkish Cypriot parties, had their second joint meeting this year and focused their discussions on Cyprus' European accession course. A spokesman of the Slovak embassy in Nicosia, under whose auspices the parties meet, told CNA today chief negotiator with the EU George Vassiliou informed participants to the meeting about the current phase of the accession process and answered some of their queries. CAN MM/RM/2001 1850:CYPPRESS:04[04] Foreign Minister - Dutch State SecretaryNicosia, Feb 19 (CNA) -- Dutch State Secretary for foreign affairs Dick Benschop has called on all interested parties to resume the UN-led peace talks and return to the negotiating table, expressing also his government's full support for UN efforts to find a settlement of the protracted Cyprus question.Benschop said the Netherlands susbscribe to the European Union decisions in Helsinki and do not consider a political settlement a precondition for Cyprus' EU accession, adding that all relevant factors will be taken into account. CNA MM/RM/20002025:CYPPRESS:05[05] Greek Ministers - Thrace-Makedonia and the AegeanNicosia, Feb 19 (CNA) -- Two ministers from Greece, currently visiting Cyprus, have expressed the hope that the joint efforts the two countries are making will yield results and bring a just and viable solution of the Cyprus problem closer.Nicos Sifounakis, minister of the Aegean, and George Paschalides minister of Thrace- Makedonia, are on the island to attend a meeting of the joint Greece-Cyprus evaluation committee of a programme entitled "Thrace-Aegean- Cyprus" that will examine 330 proposals from 115 organisations relating to the promotion of education, culture and the environment of Thrace, the Aegean and Cyprus. CNA MM/RM/2001CNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |