Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-05-24

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] FM underscores unacceptable demand

[03] Cyprus government communicates positions on UN report

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus liberalises fuel prices

[07] Andorra says it respects Cypriots' democratic choice

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Thursday 25/5/2004 to 26/5/2004 -------------------- The weather on Tuesday will be fine with cloud over the upper atmosphere. Wind will be northeast to southeast 3 to 40 bf and the state of sea slight while over night light catabatic winds area expected. Over night the sea will be smooth to slight. Minimum will range from 9 over the mountains to 14 inland and western coastal reas and to 15 over the southern and eastern coastal areas.

The maximum temperature will range from 21 over the mountains to 25 over the western coastal areas, to 27 over the southern and eastern coastal areas and to 31 inland.

On Wednesday, the weather will be partly cloudy with probable local showers, while dust is probable in the atmosphere. Gentle to moderate sea breezes are expected resulting in a slight sea. The temperature is note significant change.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 27/5/2004 to 28/5/2004 ----------------------- The weather on Thursday will be partly cloudy with some local showers. The temperature is not expected to note any significant change. The weather on Friday will be mainly fine and the temperature will note a small fall.

[02] FM underscores unacceptable demand

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FM underscores unacceptable demand

Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou has said that the demand by the Turkish Cypriot illegal regime on visitors to the occupied areas to show their passports was right from the start illegal and continues to be regarded as such.

He said there was no further information about moves by the regime to lift this demand and pointed out that the European Union believes that all European citizens should be treated equally.

The regime announced on Friday it would lift this demand, then retracted saying this requirement would apply only to Greek Cypriots whereas citizens of other EU member states would be allowed to cross into the occupied north without showing their passport, using an ID only.

''The self-styled regime in occupied Cyprus is an illegal entity and operates outside law and order. The EU believes that the demand to show passports is unacceptable,'' Iacovou added.

Commenting on the same issue Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said that the government aimed to find methods to unify economic activity and not strengthen separation.

He also said that the whole issue of displaying or not passports by the Greek Cypriots proved that Mehmet Ali Talat, so-called prime minister of the regime, showed lack of honesty, weakness to confront those forces that wished to maintain the current division and an attempt to exploit the benefits Cyprus gained from accession to the EU.

[03] Cyprus government communicates positions on UN report

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Cyprus government communicates positions on UN report

Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government does not want to burn its bridges with regard to efforts to find a political settlement in Cyprus, its Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here today, days before UN Secretary General is expected to issue his report on his latest but failed attempt to reunify the island.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               80,49   (-0,45)

Traded Value                  CYP    234.340

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    135.063   356,60   (-0,44)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.245,19   (-0,84)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     110.060  104,03   (-0,80)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      21.124   71,23   (-1,40)
Insurance Companies           CYP       1.798   14,99   ( 0,20)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       1.761   51,47   (-0,43)
Tourism Companies             CYP       6.866   48,38   ( 0,08)
Trading Companies             CYP       4.684   22,37   (-0,89)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      15.517   65,31   ( 1,92)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       2.745    2,48   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      14.242    8,21   (-0,24)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          60   11,92   ( 0,17)
Hotels                        CYP      19.551   28,74   (-1,47)
Other Companies               CYP      27.704   65,20   ( 0,37)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 24 (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                 29            14          FINE
Larnaca                 25            14          FINE
Limassol                25            16          FINE
Paphos                  23            14          FINE

[06] Cyprus liberalises fuel prices

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Cyprus liberalises fuel prices

Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism George Lillikas has announced the liberalisation of fuel prices as of today, as decided by the Council of Ministers on May 21.

[07] Andorra says it respects Cypriots' democratic choice

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Andorra says it respects Cypriots' democratic choice

Nicosia, May 24 (CNA) -- Andorra respects the democratic choice of the communities in Cyprus during the April 24 referendum, the countrys Foreign Minister Juli Minoves Trinquell said today after meeting his Cypriot counterpart George Iacovou.

Trinquell described his first official visit to Cyprus an historic visit, noting that ''it is the first time that we have a bilateral visit from Andorra to Cyprus,'' and that this is the right moment for it, since Cyprus has just joined the EU.

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