Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-06-06

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CONTENTS

[01] Foreign Minister: complacency on EU accession not advisable

[02] UN Secretary General to consult with his Special Adviser on Cyprus

[03] Negotiators of EU applicant countries to meet in Cyprus

[04] Spanish Secretary of State arrives in Cyprus

[05] Turkish troops abduct Greek Cypriot

[06] CNA and Prensa Latina agree to cooperate

[07] National Council discusses Cyprus developments

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[10] Vassiliou holds meetings in Berlin

[11] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[12] House President flies to Madrid to attend EU Conference

[13] European officials conclude working visit to Cyprus

[01] Foreign Minister: complacency on EU accession not advisable

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Foreign Minister: complacency on EU accession not advisable

Larnaca, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has cautioned about complacency with regard to Cyprus' accession course and stressed the need to continue working until the country joins the European Union.

The minister said that the EU would examine carefully the attitude of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides at the UN-led peace talks, as it is getting ready to issue its decision on the country's EU membership, in accordance with the Helsinki conclusions that said a political settlement would facilitate accession but it is not a precondition for it and all relevant factors will be taken into consideration.

[02] UN Secretary General to consult with his Special Adviser on Cyprus

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UN Secretary General to consult with his Special Adviser on Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is to discuss this weekend developments in the Cyprus peace talks with his Special Adviser Alvaro de Soto, who has been conducting direct talks on the island with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides for the past five months.

[03] Negotiators of EU applicant countries to meet in Cyprus

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Negotiators of EU applicant countries to meet in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Negotiators from six candidate countries, known as the Luxembourg Group, dealing with European Union membership talks, will meet in Cyprus on June 24-25.

[04] Spanish Secretary of State arrives in Cyprus

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Spanish Secretary of State arrives in Cyprus

Larnaca, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Ramon de Miguel, Spain's Secretary of State for European Affairs, arrived today in Cyprus for a brief working visit.

[05] Turkish troops abduct Greek Cypriot

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Turkish troops abduct Greek Cypriot

Larnaca, Jun 6 (CNA) - Turkish troops abducted today a 50-year-old Greek Cypriot man.

[06] CNA and Prensa Latina agree to cooperate

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CNA and Prensa Latina agree to cooperate

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) - The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) and the Cuban News Agency Prensa Latina have signed a cooperation agreement, on a non-commercial basis.

[07] National Council discusses Cyprus developments

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National Council discusses Cyprus developments

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Cyprus National Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, continued today discussion on developments in the Cyprus problem.

Cyprus President concluded the briefing he had started at the previous meeting of the body and five out of the eight parliamentary parties, which comprise the Council, expressed their positions.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              100,59  ( 0,22)

Traded Value                  CYP    791.901

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    388.907   422,82  ( 0,28)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    329.121   119,53  ( 0,16)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     42.764    87,74  ( 1,09)
Insurance Companies           CYP     13.794    31,32  ( 3,71)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     76.398    62,13  ( 0,15)
Tourism Companies             CYP     11.304    77,95  (-2,29)
Trading Companies             CYP     35.399    22,82  ( 0,80)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.284    55,42  (-1,81)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     18.005     4,32  (-0,23)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     16.095    15,54  ( 0,52)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        392    16,50  (-0,54)
Hotels                        CYP    124.370    58,42  ( 0,07)
Other Companies               CYP    104.212    99,63  ( 0,99)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

The weather on Friday (June 7) and Saturday (June 8) will be mainly fine. Winds will be northeasterly, light to moderate, over slight to moderate seas.

Temperatures on Friday will range between 18 to 34 degrees Celsius inland, between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius along east and south coasts, and between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius along the west coast. On Saturday, the temperature is expected to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Sunday (June 9) and Monday (June 10) is expected to be fine and hot.

[10] Vassiliou holds meetings in Berlin

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Vassiliou holds meetings in Berlin

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Cyprus' Chief Negotiator with the EU George Vassiliou begins today a series of meetings in Berlin where he will meet among others with the Secretary of State for EU issues Gunter Pleuger and other officials of the German Foreign Ministry.

[11] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                  31          19          FAIR
Larnaca                  28          18          FAIR
Limassol                 29          18          FAIR
Paphos                   26          18          FAIR

[12] House President flies to Madrid to attend EU Conference

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House President flies to Madrid to attend EU Conference

Nicosia, Jun 6 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias leaves tomorrow for Madrid, to attend a conference of the EU member state House Presidents, at the invitation of the Presidents of the Spanish Congress of Deputies and the Senate, Luisa Fernanda Rudi and Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma respectively.

The conference, organised by the Spanish parliament, within the framework of the current EU Spanish presidency, will address the issue of "Parliaments and the European Construction", which is separated in two sections.

[13] European officials conclude working visit to Cyprus

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European officials conclude working visit to Cyprus

Nicosia, June 6 (CNA) -- Spanish Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ramon de Miguel, whose country is currently holding the EU rotating presidency, paid today a one-day working visit to the island and had separate meetings with Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

De Miguel, who was accompanied by the Danish Secretary of State Carsten Sondergaard, whose country will hold the EU presidency during the second half of 2002, and the EU's Chief Negotiator with Cyprus Leopold Maurer, refrained from making any statements to the press after his meeting with President Clerides.

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