Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-03-08

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President certain about new Greek government's solidarity

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Cypriot President congratulates Greek premier elect

[04] Cyprus President: A solution must provide security

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Cyprus hopes to open Technological University in 2006

[08] Political parties want Cypriot negotiators to reach agreement

[09] Referenda to take place on 20 April

[01] Cyprus President certain about new Greek government's solidarity

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Cyprus President certain about new Greek government's solidarity

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos expressed today certainty for the full solidarity of the new Government of Greece with the struggle of Cyprus' Hellenism.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

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

Thuesday and Wednesday: 09/03/2004 to 10/03/2004 -------------------- Weather mostly clear skies initially on Tuesday will patchy cloud in the afternoon. Increasing cloudiness on Wednesday with some local rain.

WIND: Northeasterly to Southerly light winds on Tuesday. Southwesterly to Westerly moderate winds on Wednesday.

STATE OF SEA: Slight on Tuesday. Moderate on Wednesday.

TEMPERATURE: Maximum temperature on Tuesday will be 17C inland, 19C on the coast and 8C in the higher mountain areas. On Wednesday temperatures will be slightly higher.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 11/3/2004 to 12/3/2004 ------------------------------ Some cloudiness and slight probability of local rain on Thursday. Temperatures will be similar to those of Wednesday. Mainly fine weather on Friday, with a small decrease of temperature compared to Thursday.

[03] Cypriot President congratulates Greek premier elect

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Cypriot President congratulates Greek Premier elect

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos congratulated Greek prime minister elect Constantinos Karamanlis, leader of the New Democracy party, which won Sunday's general elections in Greece.

[04] Cyprus President: A solution must provide security

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Cyprus President: A solution must provide security

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has stressed that the citizens must feel that the solution to be reached for the island's political problem will provide security on a permanent basis.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 8 (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                 14            2           FINE
Larnaca                 15            4           FINE
Limassol                17            8           FINE
Paphos                  15            8           FINE

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

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

CSE General Index                               87,58   (-0,88)

Traded Value                  CYP    736,769

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    329.501   378,01   (-0,80)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.450,43   (-0,16)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     268.654  109,52   (-1,04)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      10.708   75,13   (-0,40)
Insurance Companies           CYP       4.301   17,40   (-3,57)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      15.836   57,13   (-0,56)
Tourism Companies             CYP       3.535   59,63   (-0,93)
Trading Companies             CYP      23.494   23,73   (-1,17)
Building and Cement Companies CYP       1.749   71,21   (-0,48)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       3.831    3,16   (-1,56)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      12.238   10,77   ( 0,09)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         000   10,97   ( 1,57)
Hotels                        CYP      19.258   38,87   (-1,83)
Other Companies               CYP     341.005   71,04   (-0,38)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Cyprus hopes to open Technological University in 2006

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Cyprus hopes to open Technological University in 2006

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) - The Technological University of Cyprus, the establishment of which is proceeding, will host five schools and will hopefully be ready to function in the year 2006.

Minister of Education and Culture Pefkios Georgiades told a press conference today that the Council of Ministers has already appointed the Technological University's President, Vice President and members of the Temporary Administrative Committee.

The Committee's President Andreas Demetriou expressed hope that the Technological University would be able to function in the year 2006, based in Limassol, noting that it was ''a great challenge to develop and operate a second state university''.

All members of the Committee are from the academic field, mostly Cypriots. The University's schools cover the fields of technological applications, health services, administration and economy, geotechnical science, environment management, and applied arts and communication.

CNA/ELA/RG/EC/2004 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[08] Political parties want Cypriot negotiators to reach agreement

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Political parties want Cypriot negotiators to reach agreement

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) -- Representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot parties, who met today, expressed their strong desire to see Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash reach a negotiated settlement, rather than have Greece and Turkey or even the UN Secretary General help finalise an agreement.

[09] Referenda to take place on 20 April

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Referenda to take place on 20 April

Nicosia, Mar 8 (CNA) -- The separate but simultaneous referenda in the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides on a negotiated agreement on a UN plan for a comprehensive settlement will take place on 20 April, according to the UN.

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