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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-04-23Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1020:CYPPRESS:01[01] President Clerides - Israeli Foreign MinisterNicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Israel are working in the same direction and relations between the two countries are extremely good, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has said, adding that Cyprus can host further peace meetings for the Middle East peace process.Peres also said he had a "very good and very pleasant meeting" with President Glafcos Clerides this morning, adding that both countries wish to turn the Middle East into an area similar to Europe. CNA MM/GP/2001ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1350:CYPPRESS:02[02] Cyprus - Israel - Foreign Ministers - Press conferenceNicosia, Apr 23 (CAN) -- Efforts to bring about peace in Cyprus and the Middle East were the focus of today's discussions between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres, who referred to common goals and talked about the benefits Cyprus' accession to the European Union would bring to the region, noting also that the Republic can play a role in the Middle East peace process.Peres, on a two-day official visit here, urged Cypriots not to lose hope or patience in the search for peace even at the most difficult times whereas Kasoulides said Cyprus is more than ready to make any contribution towards establishing peace in the region. CNA MM/GP/2001ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1455:CYPPRESS:03[03] Weather forecast for CyprusÍicosia, Ápr 23 (CNA) - The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:Tuesday and Wednesday : 24/04/2001 to 25/04/2001 On Tuesday it will be partly cloudy with risk of isolated showers but on Wednesday fine and mainly clear. Winds moderate westerly to southwesterly and the state of sea will be slight to moderate. Maximum temperature: 23C inland and over coast. minimum temperature: 12C inland and around 15C over coast Outlook for Thursay and Friday: 26/04/2001 to 27/04/2001 Fine and mainly clear and the temperature is expected to increase. Sea Temperature: 20C CNA/GP/2001 1445:CYPPRESS:04[04] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE General Index 186,27 ( 2,89) Traded Value CYP 11.557.391 FTCE/CYSE 20 CYP 4.621 390 769,91 ( 3,37) Sectural Indices Banks CYP 1.381.025 196,25 ( 3,00) Approved Investment Companies CYP 355.070 182,27 ( 1,05) Insurance Companies CYP 173.494 67,69 ( 0,43) Manufacturing Companies CYP 471.998 67,00 ( 1,96) Tourism Companies CYP 828.170 120,76 ( 3,67) Trading Companies CYP 287.884 47,70 ( 2,12) Offshore Companies CYP 0 105,00 ( 0,00) Building and Cement Companies CYP 140.532 67,85 ( 1,31) Énformation Technology Companies CYP 1.875.721 46,59 ( 4,49) Financial Services Companies CYP 1.415.675 35,63 ( 1,97) Fish Culture Companies CYP 64.497 59,79 ( 1,55) Hotels CYP 1.344.849 92,82 ( 5,01) Other Companies CYP 2.566.839 225,67 ( 3,01)The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting. CNA/GP/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1450:CYPPRESS:05[05] Pesident Clerides - Commonwealth Universities - ConferenceNicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides said today that the policy of his government aims at establishing Cyprus as an international and regional education centre, attributing great significance to tertiary education and to university education in particular.In an address at the opening ceremony of the Conference of the Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference of Executive Heads in Nicosia, read out by Education and Culture Minister Ouranios Ioannides, President Clerides welcomed some 280 executive heads from 35 countries who participate in the conference on "New Configurations in Globalisation. Forging links between the universities of the Commonwealth, the EU and other regional groupings". CNA AAR/GP 2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |