Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-06-01

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President in Boston to sign deal with Harvard

[02] British Euro MP critical of Tony Blair on Cyprus remarks

[03] Cyprus Attorney General and Supreme Court President attend european conference

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Defence Minister to visit Greece

[07] CoE youth experts informed on Cyprus youth policy

[08] Olympic and Cyprus Airways announce code-sharing

[01] Cyprus President in Boston to sign deal with Harvard

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Cyprus President in Boston to sign deal with Harvard

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos is in Boston where he will sign a cooperation agreement with Harvard University to set up an international research centre on the island on public health and environmental issues.

Today he will give a public address on ''Cyprus at a crossroads:the way forward'', to be introduced by professor David Alfwood, Dean-elect of the Kennedy School.

On Wednesday, he will travel to New York where the following day he has a meeting with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the first encounter between the two since the end of the UN-led talks in Switzerland and the rejection by the Greek Cypriots (76 per cent against) of the UN proposed solution.

Papadopoulos is accompanied by the Director of his Diplomatic Office Tasos Tzionis. Present in Boston is also the Republic's Ambassador to the US Euripides Evriviades.

On Wednesday, President Papadopoulos will speak to members of the Greek American community and attend a formal dinner in honour of Archbishop of the Americas Demetrios.

[02] British Euro MP critical of Tony Blair on Cyprus remarks

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British Euro MP critical of Tony Blair on Cyprus remarks

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- British Conservative Euro MP Theresa Villiers has described as unacceptable remarks by Prime Minister Tony Blair that the European Union should lift what he called a trade embargo on Cyprus' Turkish occupied areas.

[03] Cyprus Attorney General and Supreme Court President attend european conference

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Cyprus Attorney General and Supreme Court President attend european conference

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus Attorney General Solon Nikitas and President of the Supreme Court Christos Artemides attended a conference held in Helsinki, Finland, May 26-28, to which Attorney Generals and Presidents of the Supreme Courts of EU member-states were invited.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               79,08   (-0,72)

Traded Value                  CYP    296.093

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    131.121   351,35   (-0,73)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.385,49   (-0,18)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     108.409  102,17   (-0,64)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      26.666   71,33   (-1,29)
Insurance Companies           CYP       1.473   14,11   ( 1,22)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       2.517   50,90   (-1,07)
Tourism Companies             CYP       5.819   49,00   ( 0,62)
Trading Companies             CYP      11.271   21,98   (-1,12)
Building and Cement Companies CYP       1.256   64,35   (-2,47)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       2.034    2,36   (-0,84)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       7.333    8,02   ( 1,01)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   11,53   (-0,69)
Hotels                        CYP     103.879   27,17   (-1,70)
Other Companies               CYP      22.005   64,95   ( 0,53)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 1 (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                 31            14          FAIR
Larnaca                 27            15          FINE
Limassol                26            16          FINE
Paphos                  24            20          FAIR

[06] Cyprus Defence Minister to visit Greece

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Cyprus Defence Minister to visit Greece

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- Cypriot Minister of Defence Kyriakos Mavronicolas announced he would be paying a visit to Athens next month to meet his Greek counterpart Spilios Spiliotopoulos.

Speaking at a press conference today, Mavronicolas told reporters that the visit would be held on July 1 and 2. He noted there was no issue that Greece's policy would change regarding the joint defence pact with Greece, agreed in 1993 and providing for air, land and sea cover from Greece in the event of a fresh Turkish offensive.

[07] CoE youth experts informed on Cyprus youth policy

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CoE youth experts informed on Cyprus youth policy

Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- The Republic of Cyprus will have a specific policy on youth by the end of the year, following an initiative of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Youth Board of Cyprus.

[08] Olympic and Cyprus Airways announce code-sharing

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Olympic and Cyprus Airways announce code-sharing

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jun 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus' national carrier, Cyprus Airways (CY), and Greece's Olympic Airways (OA) announced they will hold code-sharing flights to and from Cypriot airports from 21st June.

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