Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-05-11

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus House President: No UN initiative on Cyprus

[02] Irish Premier arrives in Cyprus

[03] Social Democrats leader to visit Germany as Cyprus President's envoy

[04] Cyprus President sends message of condolences to Russian President

[05] Cyprus House President stressed need for guarantees for solution

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Cyprus President to attend EU–Latin America and Caribbean Summit

[08] DISY deputy withdraws from party parliamentary team

[09] Olympic Torch to arrive in Cyprus on 8 July

[10] Cypriot member of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

[11] EU committee gives positive opinion on Rural Development Plan for Cyprus

[12] Cyprus FM meets with his Swedish counterpart

[01] Cyprus House President: No UN initiative on Cyprus

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Cyprus House President: No UN initiative on Cyprus

Larnaca, May 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias has expressed the view that there will not be soon an initiative on the part of the UN concerning the resumption of efforts to solve the Cyprus problem.

Speaking before his departure for Athens where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, Christofias said everyone now is anticipating the report of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on developments before and after the April 24 referenda.

[02] Irish Premier arrives in Cyprus

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Irish Premier arrives in Cyprus

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- European Council President, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, arrives in Cyprus tomorrow, at 1930 local time (1630 GMT).

He will have a short meeting with Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos followed by talks between delegations of Cyprus and Ireland.

[03] Social Democrats leader to visit Germany as Cyprus President's envoy

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Social Democrats leader to visit Germany as Cyprus President's envoy

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- Social Democrats Movement EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou leaves tomorrow for Germany where he will hold a series of meetings, as Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos' special envoy.

[04] Cyprus President sends message of condolences to Russian President

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Cyprus President sends message of condolences to Russian President

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has sent a message of condolences to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, extending on behalf of the people of Cyprus and himself, their deep sorrow and sympathy to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Grozni, as well as to the government and the people of the Russian Federation.

[05] Cyprus House President stressed need for guarantees for solution

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Cyprus House President stresses need for guarantees for solution

by Christa Nikolaou

Athens, May 11 (CNA) -- Demetris Christofias, President of the Cyprus House of Representatives, believes that at present the most important issue at hand is to secure guarantees through the Security Council for the implementation of a UN-proposed solution plan.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               81,12   (-0,83)

Traded Value                  CYP    299.732

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    214.576   357,67   (-0,35)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.345,00   (-2,66)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     202.237  103,67   (-0,87)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP       7.688   72,17   ( 0,46)
Insurance Companies           CYP       4.046   15,53   (-0,83)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       7.673   52,36   (-0,95)
Tourism Companies             CYP       3.247   53,40   ( 1,81)
Trading Companies             CYP       6.573   22,57   (-0,92)
Building and Cement Companies CYP       2.247   65,81   (-1,76)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       7.241    2,77   (-1,07)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       5.301    8,67   ( 0,35)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           6   12,11   ( 0,17)
Hotels                        CYP       2.521   29,96   (-1,38)
Other Companies               CYP      44.315   65,44   (-0,41)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Cyprus President to attend EU–Latin America and Caribbean Summit

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Cyprus President to attend EULatin America and Caribbean Summit

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will be in Mexico, May 27-28, to attend the EULatin America and Caribbean Summit, Cyprus Acting Government Spokesman Marios Karoyian said today.

[08] DISY deputy withdraws from party parliamentary team

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DISY deputy withdraws from party parliamentary team

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- Christodoulos Taramountas, opposition right-wing Democratic Rally party (DISY) deputy, announced today his decision to withdraw from the party's parliamentary team and to abstain from every meeting of party organs. He also called on DISY President Nicos Anastasiades to resign.

[09] Olympic Torch to arrive in Cyprus on 8 July

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Olympic Torch to arrive in Cyprus on 8 July

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) One hundred and forty persons, distinguished personalities in Cypriot society, who have come to embody the Olympic Torch Relays search for the best in humanity, will participate in the Athens 2004 International Olympic Torch Relay, as the torch arrives on the island on 8 July.

[10] Cypriot member of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

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Cypriot member of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- Cypriot judge Georgios Arestis and another nine legal experts from the new EU - member states have been nominated as new judges to the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

[11] EU committee gives positive opinion on Rural Development Plan for Cyprus

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EU committee gives positive opinion on Cyprus Rural Development Plan

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, May 11 (CNA) -- The EU STAR committee gave a positive opinion on the Rural Development Plan for the Republic of Cyprus 2004-2006, to be co financed by the ''European Agriculture Guarantee and Guidance Fund'' ( EAGGF) Guarantee section, a EU press release said.

[12] Cyprus FM meets with his Swedish counterpart

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Cyprus FM meets with his Swedish counterpart

Nicosia, May 11 (CNA) -- The Cyprus problem and political cooperation between Cyprus and Sweden in the EU framework, with emphasis on the Intergovernmental Conference, the adoption of the EU Constitution and Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation, were the focus of talks held today between delegations of Cyprus and Sweden, headed by the two countries' Foreign Ministers George Iacovou and Laila Freivalds.

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