Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-05-07

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CONTENTS

[01] No change in US recognition policy, says State Departement spokesman

[02] Bombs exploded at T/C ''Kibris'' newspaper

[03] Cyprus President Papadopoulos welcomes correction to US statements

[04] EU believes Annan plan is viable, head of EC representation says

[05] CNA website on Euroelections

[06] Greek Premier says EU solved Cyprus' Turkish-occupied areas issue

[07] Interior Minister proclaims Euroelections

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] Cypriot President welcomes delegates to 7th EHF Congress

[01] No change in US recognition policy, says State Departement spokesman

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No change in US recognition policy, says State Departement spokesman

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, May 7 (CNA) -- There is no change in the US recognition policy towards Cyprus, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher has said, noting that what the US government discusses is steps to reduce the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot Community.

Answering to a question, during Thursday's daily briefing whether his use for the first time since 1960 of the term ''Greek Cypriot government'' means any change vis-a-vis to the government of the Republic, he said: ''It was a description. There's no change in our recognition policy.''

[02] Bombs exploded at T/C ''Kibris'' newspaper

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Bombs exploded at T/C ''Kibris'' newspaper

[03] Cyprus President Papadopoulos welcomes correction to US statements

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Cyprus President Papadopoulos welcomes correction to US statements

[04] EU believes Annan plan is viable, head of EC representation says

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EU believes Annan plan is viable, head of EC representation says

Íicosia, May 7 (CNA) -- The European Union believes the Annan Plan for a Cyprus solution ''is certainly viable'' and allows the island to effectively participate inside the EU, head of the EC representation in Nicosia Andriaan van der Meer has said.

In a statement on the occasion of the 54th Schuman Day Celebrations on 9 May, Van der Meer notes that the outcome of the Cyprus 24 April referendum allowing a divided Cyprus to join the EU is fully respected but disappointment can not be hided.

[05] CNA website on Euroelections

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CNA website on Euroelections

Íicosia, May 7 (CNA) -- The Cyprus News Agency has created a special website on the Euroelections scheduled to take place in Cyprus on June 13 for the election, for the first time, of the six Cypriot members to the new European Parliament.

Access to this website is free to everyone either via CNA's main website at www.cna.org.cy by clicking on the euroelection logo on the left side of the opening page or directly at www.cna.org.cy/euroelections

The special website includes information on (a) the European Parliament, (b) the Euroelections, and (c) the European Union. There are also useful links to related EU portals and websites to European organisations.

[06] Greek Premier says EU solved Cyprus' Turkish-occupied areas issue

Greek Premier says EU solved Cyprus' Turkish-occupied areas issue

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, May 7 (CNA) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said today that the EU has solved the issue of the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, noting that this matter has been settled by the island joining the Union as a whole and giving the occupied areas a special status.

Speaking after talks in Athens with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Karamanlis welcomed and praised the policy of the Republic of Cyprus to financially support the Turkish Cypriots, which was announced right after the April 24 referenda on a UN settlement plan, which the Greek Cypriot community dismissed and the Turkish Cypriot community accepted.

''We must all strengthen this initiative,'' Karamanlis said and reiterated that ''beyond the referenda, for us the aim of the reunification of Cyprus remains concrete, so that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots may enjoy the benefits of the EU.''

Commenting on Turkey's diplomatic efforts to gain recognition of the regime set up illegally in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, Karamanlis said ''the EU has solved this issue.''

[07] Interior Minister proclaims Euroelections

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Interior Minister proclaims Euroelections

Nicosia, May 7 (CNA) -- Cyprus Interior Minister Andreas Christou has proclaimed the European elections, scheduled for 13 June 2004.

Candidacies for the six representatives of the Cyprus Republic will be submitted on 20 May 2004.

According to the Chief Returning Officer only the citizens of the Republic have the right to be elected as well as nationals of other EU member states registered in the electoral catalogues as long as they have completed their 25th year of age, have never been convicted and do not suffer from a mental disability that would prevent them from exercising their duties at the Parliament.

Those interested may submit their candidacy either in conjunction with a party/coalition or independently. The number of candidates in a conjunction should not exceed the number of six and not be less than the number of two candidates.

Nationals of other states who wish to be candidates should submit a statement defining their nationality, an address of their residence in the Republic, the last electoral catalogue in which they registered, that he/she is only candidate in the elections of the Republic, a date since which he/she is a national of a member state and an Identity Card of the Republic.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               82,12   (-0,65)

Traded Value                  CYP    294.524

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    139.103   361,15   (-1,18)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.496,82   (-0,46)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     118.675  105,12   (-0,85)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP       4.543   72,57   ( 0,36)
Insurance Companies           CYP       4.012   15,94   (-1,30)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       6.924   52,71   (-1,03)
Tourism Companies             CYP       4.165   53,64   ( 0,88)
Trading Companies             CYP       9.461   22,74   (-1,39)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      81.671   66,34   ( 0,33)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      18.406    2,76   ( 1,85)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       6.130    8,80   (-1,12)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   12,34   ( 2,07)
Hotels                        CYP       2.124   30,51   (-0,78)
Other Companies               CYP      21.432   66,06   ( 0,20)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 7 (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                 29            17          FINE
Larnaca                 27            15          FINE
Limassol                27            17          FINE
Paphos                  23            15          FINE

[10] Cypriot President welcomes delegates to 7th EHF Congress

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Cypriot President welcomes delegates to 7th EHF Congress

Nicosia, May 7 (CNA) -- Athletics is one of the main linchpins of government policy, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said today, welcoming approximately 160 participants from 46 member countries of the European Handball Federation (EHF) who are holding their 7th Ordinary Congress in Nicosia.

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