Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-05-22

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CONTENTS

[01] Crossing of divide continues

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Finance Minister flies to Moscow to discuss economic issues

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] President to travel to Athens for talks with Simitis

[07] Diamantopoulou: Denktash's position is deteriorating

[08] Simitis says Cyprus talks pointless if Turkish position unchanged

[09] Spokesman says position on Cyprus problem unchanged

[10] CYTA and Maltacom Group sign agreement of cooperation

[11] French Senator says Annan plan reasonable

[12] Dimitriou says Fair rehearsal for full EU membership

[13] Cyprus solution must be pursued on the basis of Annan plan

[14] Lillikas says EU accession marks beginning of new era

[15] President: Overwhelming majority of G/C side ready for talks

[01] Crossing of divide continues

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Crossing of divide continues

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 23/05/2003 to 24/05/2003 --------------------

Friday: Fair with temporal local cloud. Southeasterly to Southwesterly gentle to moderate breezes. State of sea, slight.

Saturday: Fair, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with rainshowers. Southeasterly gentle breezes. State of sea, slight.

Maximum temperature: Around 31 C inland, 28 C over coastal areas, 23 C over mountains.

Minimum temperature: Around 18 C inland and coastal areas, 13 C over mountains.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday 25/5/2003 to 26/5/2003

Unstable weather conditions, with sunshine and showers, especially during the afternoons. Temperature will note a small decrease.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,90   ( 0,12)

Traded Value                  CYP    393.974

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    222.741   345,37   ( 0,53)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    104.007   100,15   ( 0,54)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      7.319    73,24   ( 0,59)
Insurance Companies           CYP      4.367    15,98   (-0,62)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     95.806    56,19   (-0,85)
Tourism Companies             CYP      1.514    92,50   ( 0,53)
Trading Companies             CYP      5.425    18,45   ( 0,11)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      2.232    74,76   (-1,18)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.935     2,85   (-0,70)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      9.758    15,17   ( 0,80)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,57   (-1,87)
Hotels                        CYP      4.524    43,04   ( 0,47)
Other Companies               CYP     63.563    79,48   (-0,39)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Finance Minister flies to Moscow to discuss economic issues

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Finance Minister flies to Moscow to discuss economic issues

Larnaca, May 22 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Finance Markos Kyprianou departed today for Moscow, where he will meet with his Russian counterpart and a delegation of the Russian Federation to discuss economic cooperation issues.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) -- Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                30           17         FAIR
Larnaca                27           17         HAZY
Limassol               27           18         FINE
Paphos                 25           17         FINE

[06] President to travel to Athens for talks with Simitis

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President to travel to Athens for talks with Simitis

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos will be flying to Athens on May 25 to hold talks with Greek Prime Minister and President of the European Council Costas Simitis.

[07] Diamantopoulou: Denktash's position is deteriorating

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Diamantopoulou: Denktash's position is deteriorating

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) -- The European Union has accepted Cyprus in its ranks as a single state and the European institutional framework does not allow any kind of derogation from this approach, Anna Diamantopoulou, EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs said here today, noting that the settlement of the Cyprus problem is now an EU problem.

[08] Simitis says Cyprus talks pointless if Turkish position unchanged

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Simitis says Cyprus talks pointless if Turkish position unchanged

by Kyriacos Tsioupras

London, May 22 (CNA) - Greek Prime Minister and president of the European Council Costas Simitis said today there was no sense in resuming talks on the Cyprus problem if Turkey continued to maintain its positions.

Speaking after a meeting in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Simitis said they discussed the Cyprus problem and ''we have the same positions''.

[09] Spokesman says position on Cyprus problem unchanged

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Spokesman says position on Cyprus problem unchanged

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides said today that the position of the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem had not been changed by any of its representatives, noting that the briefing of foreign governments continues, the meetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Brussels are producing results and pressure is expected to be exerted on the Turkish side to change its stance.

[10] CYTA and Maltacom Group sign agreement of cooperation

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CYTA and Maltacom Group sign agreement of cooperation

Limassol, May 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) and Maltacom Group signed here today a bilateral agreement of cooperation, which aims at strengthening further the existing bonds of cooperation between the two organisations.

[11] French Senator says Annan plan reasonable

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French Senator says Annan plan reasonable

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - Head of the delegation of French Senators currently visiting Cyprus, Jacques Pelletier, said today it was not possible that divided countries still existed, adding that France considered the proposals in the Annan plan for a Cyprus settlement ''very reasonable'' and expected that they would be accepted by all parties involved.

[12] Dimitriou says Fair rehearsal for full EU membership

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Dimitriou says Fair rehearsal for full EU membership

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - The 28th Cyprus International Fair is viewed by its Board as the final rehearsal for the island's full membership of the EU in May 2004, Chairman of the Cyprus State Fairs Authority Jacovos Dimitriou said today, adding that through accession the exhibitions will be established as a bridge for promoting European trade and economic ties with the Middle East.

[13] Cyprus solution must be pursued on the basis of Annan plan

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Cyprus solution must be pursued on the basis of Annan plan

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) -- Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Loverdos said here today the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the reunification of the island must be addressed on the basis of the Annan plan, taking into consideration what new has come up in the meantime.

[14] Lillikas says EU accession marks beginning of new era

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Lillikas says EU accession marks beginning of new era

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) - Cyprus' accession to the EU marks the beginning of new prospects for the island and its people and sets the preconditions for a better future, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Yiorgos Lillikas said today.

[15] President: Overwhelming majority of G/C side ready for talks

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President: Overwhelming majority of G/C side ready for talks

Nicosia, May 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos declared here today ''the readiness and willingness of the overwhelming majority of the Greek Cypriot side for direct and substantive negotiations on the basis of the Annan plan to find a solution in accordance with the relevant decisions and the United Nations framework.''

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