Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-05-08

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CONTENTS

[01] Crossings of the divide continue but slow down

[02] Greek journalists codenm illegal regime

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] US Ambassador: Annan plan open for changes but not drastic

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] President warns against untimely initiatives

[07] Clerides says government should request resumption of talks

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[09] European Commission says pseudostate stamps not accepted

[10] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

[11] President says missing persons' issue of primary importance

[12] Government preparing document for tourist organisations

[01] Crossings of the divide continue but slow down

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Crossings of the divide continue but slow down

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) -- Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots continued Thursday crossing the ceasefire line, to and from the northern Turkish occupied part of the island, but the latest numbers indicate that less people crossed yesterday than on previous occasions.

[02] Greek journalists codenm illegal regime

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Greek journalists condemn illegal regime

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) -- The Union of Greek Journalists of daily papers has condemned the continuing inhuman treatment applied by the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime against Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, a strong critic of the regime in Turkish occupied Cyprus.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday 09/05/2003 to 10/05/2003 --------------------

Mainly fine with some local cloud which may give an isolated showers over the mountain on Saturday afternoon. The wind will be Northeast to East 3-4BF and locally over east areas, 5BF.

State of sea slight to moderate and locally over east arewas, rough.

The temperature on Friday will range between (32-15) C inland, (31-17) C South coast, (28-16) C west coast, and (24-13)C.

On Saturday the temperature will note a small increase.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday 11/5/2003 to 12/5/2003

Mainly fine. Risk of isolated showers over the mountains, early afternoon. A further increase in temperature

[04] US Ambassador: Annan plan open for changes but not drastic

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US Ambassador: Annan plan open for changes but not drastic

Nicosia, May 8, (CNA) -- US Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson said here today that there have to be some changes made on the Annan plan, for a solution to the Cyprus problem, as a result of the fact that the Republic of Cyprus has signed on April 16 the Accession Treaty to the EU.

Speaking after a meeting with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, Klosson warned that the Annan plan is not open for drastic changes.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,03   (-1,34)

Traded Value                  CYP    873.958

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    410.163   352,89   (-2,19)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    317.120   102,87   (-1,96)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     49.239    76,70   (-0,47)
Insurance Companies           CYP     61.104    17,44   (-2,57)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      4.593    57,99   (-1,04)
Tourism Companies             CYP      4.549    94,95   ( 0,25)
Trading Companies             CYP     13.718    18,63   (-0,16)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     21.129    74,29   (-0,55)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      2.738     2,89   (-1,03)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     36.255    15,90   (-0,50)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        280    12,43   (-1,11)
Hotels                        CYP      6.591    43,00   (-1,33)
Other Companies               CYP     93.716    81,68   (-0,97)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] President warns against untimely initiatives

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President warns against untimely initiatives

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has warned that an untimely initiative to resume the UN-led peace talks could lead to another deadlock in the peace effort.

The President said that a UN plan for a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus should be amended to fit in with recent developments, including the Republic's accession course to the European Union.

Papadopoulos dismissed as unfounded claims by Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul that the EU and Cyprus are applying a trade embargo against the island's Turkish-occupied areas.

He also pointed out that the myth on which Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has based his divisive philosophy that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots cannot live together has collapsed.

''What many of our interlocutors are concerned about, and we share these concerns, is the possibility of seeing hasty moves or early initiatives lead the peace effort for the resumption of negotiations to a new deadlock or a new undesirable outcome,'' the President said, replying to questions at the Cyprus Red Cross Society.

He reiterated his readiness to return to the negotiating table and resume peace talks on the basis of the Anna plan, which he pointed out should be adjusted to meet the new circumstances and the latest developments on the island.

[07] Clerides says government should request resumption of talks

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Clerides says government should request resumption of talks

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) - Former President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides said today that it was necessary for the Cyprus government to request from the UN Secretary General to send his Special Adviser Alvaro de Soto to the island, in order to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem.

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 8 (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                32           15         FINE
Larnaca                31           19         FINE
Limassol               28           19         FINE
Paphos                 29           16         FINE

[09] European Commission says pseudostate stamps not accepted

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European Commission says pseudostate stamps not accepted

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, May 8 (CNA) - The European Commission reminded today of a European Court decision, according to which products from the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus bearing the stamp of the illegal ''authorities'' of the pseudostate cannot be accepted in the Community.

[10] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

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Key official interest rates remain unchanged

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) - Cyprus Central Bank Governor Christodoulos Christodoulou announced today that the Monetary Police Committee had decided that the key official interest rates would remain unchanged.

Justifying the decision, Christodoulou noted the expected improvement of the world and local economy due to the end of the war in Iraq, adding that the decision by the Turkish occupation regime to ease of restrictions on the free movement of citizens did not affect the Committee's decision.

[11] President says missing persons' issue of primary importance

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President says missing persons' issue of primary importance

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) - President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos said today that the issue of missing persons and its solution on the basis of internationally safeguarded human rights was an issue of primary importance for the Cypriot government.

Addressing a massive gathering at the Nicosia Airport checkpoint in Nicosia, in the context of the 19th Missing Persons' Love Marathon, Papadopoulos said the problem of missing persons was always a clearly humanitarian issue and as such it will remain.

In his speech, read out by Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou, the President said it is in this approach that we insist on the position that the fate of every missing person must be determined. President Papadopoulos said that ''no one can accept that a missing person is dead on the basis of guesswork, unconfirmed information and above all unfounded evidence'', adding that as long as it is up to us, we will make every effort to obtain progress on the issue.

[12] Government preparing document for tourist organisations

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Government preparing document for tourist organisations

Nicosia, May 8 (CNA) - The Cypriot Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, in cooperation with the Law Office of the Republic, is preparing a document to be sent to all tourist organisations abroad, which will spell out the responsibilities of each individual crossing into the Turkish occupied areas and will state where the responsibilities the Republic of Cyprus stop, as it has no control over those areas.

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Yiorgos Lillikas told the press today that, after studying the document, foreign travel agents would have ''a full picture in the right direction''.

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