Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-06-03

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CONTENTS

[01] UNSG's spokesman on Annan's reports for Cyprus

[02] Cyprus President says Annan report contains inaccuracies

[03] Cyprus President meets UNSG

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Foreign Minister goes to Athens for talks

[08] Greek government says UN wrong about Greek Cypriots' will

[09] Cyprus government critical of UN report

[10] Union of Cyprus Journalists protest persecution of T/C press

[11] President Papadopoulos disagrees with many points in UN report

[12] Cyprus condemns incidents in Pakistan

[13] Annan urges Papadopoulos to respond positively to call to help T/C

[01] UNSG's spokesman on Annan's reports for Cyprus

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UNSG's spokesman on Annan's reports for Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 3 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General's spokesman Fred Eckhard referred yesterday to the two reports issued by UN Secretary General on Cyprus, on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and on his good offices mission for Cyprus.

Eckhard said in his report to the Security Council on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus the Secretary General says he remains convinced that in the absence of a comprehensive settlement the presence of the UN Peacekeeping Force on the island continues to be necessary for the maintenance of the cease fire.''

''He goes on to say that following the watershed referenda vote of the 24th of April and as part of an overall reappraisal of the UN Peace activities in Cyprus he intends to conduct a review of the Peacekeeping Mission's mandate, force levels and concept of operations in light of developments on the ground, the positions of the parties and any views the Security Council might have,'' Eckhard added.

The spokesman said ''the Secretary General will submit to the Council within three months recommendations on the adjustments or restructuring that may be required.''

Ekchard noted that the Secretary General ''recommends that the Council extends the mission mandate for a further six months, until 15 December, 2004.''

[02] Cyprus President says Annan report contains inaccuracies

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Cyprus President says Annan report contains inaccuracies

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Jun 3 (CNA) -- The report submitted to the Security Council by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on his good offices mission for Cyprus contains inaccuracies, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said.

In statements to the Cyprus radio (CyBC) President Papadopoulos described as unfounded a remark by the UNSG in his report that the Greek Cypriots by rejecting the Annan Plan rejected a solution of the island's long standing political problem.

He said the government would study the report carefully and express its opinion to the UN chief and the Security Council members, who would eventually decide whether they would adopt it or not.

''From a preliminary study I note that the report contains a number of inaccuracies as regards to the facts and we certainly disagree with the Secretary General's remark for the negotiation process and his evaluation of the stance by both Cyprus sides'', President Papadopoulos said.

''We are particularly insulted and we consider as unfounded the evaluation that the Cyprus people decision to reject the plan equals to the rejection of the solution'', said the Cypriot President, stressing that the ''no'' vote expressesd by the Greek Cypriots at the 24 April referendum equals to the rejection of this specific plan'' and not to a solution.

[03] Cyprus President meets UNSG

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Cyprus President meets UNSG

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos meets the UN Secretary General in New York today, in light of Kofi Annan's reports on his mission of good offices in Cyprus and the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Papadopoulos went last night to New York from Boston where he signed a cooperation agreement with Harvard University to set up an international research centre on the island on public health and environmental issues.

After his meeting today with Annan, Papadopoulos will give a press conference at the UN Headquarters.

[04] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 4/6/2004 to 5/6/2004 -------------------- The weather will be mainly fine with temporal cloud, which on Friday may give slight local rain in the afternoon. The wind during the day will be southwest to west moderate to fresh and at night west to northwest gentle. The state of the sea will be slight to moderate during the day and slight at night.

Minimum temperatures will range from 12C over the mountains to 17C inland and over the coastal area.

Maximum temperature will range from 22C over the mountains to 32C inland, 28C over southern coastal areas and 25C over western coastal areas.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 06/6/2004 to 7/6/2004 ----------------------- The weather will be mainly fine with some temporal cloud. The temperature is expected to rise.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               79,25   (-0,30)

Traded Value                  CYP    395.022

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    220.638   352,28   (-0,33)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.366,32   (-0,01)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     118.229  102,58   (-0,13)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      14.476   72,20   ( 0,78)
Insurance Companies           CYP       1.628   14,16   (-0,35)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      15.203   51,02   (-0,10)
Tourism Companies             CYP      17.234   50,33   ( 2,44)
Trading Companies             CYP      25.810   21,85   (-0,77)
Building and Cement Companies CYP         183   64,55   (-0,26)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       1.079    2,33   (-1,69)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      26.952    8,03   ( 0,63)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   11,53   ( 0,44)
Hotels                        CYP      21.251   27,01   (-2,10)
Other Companies               CYP      95.758   64,71   (-0,92)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 3 (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                 30            15          FAIR
Larnaca                 27            16          FINE
Limassol                28            18          FINE
Paphos                  24            16          FINE

[07] Foreign Minister goes to Athens for talks

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Foreign Minister goes to Athens for talks

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jun 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou will be in Athens Friday for talks with his Greek counterpart Petros Molyviatis.

[08] Greek government says UN wrong about Greek Cypriots' will

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Greek government says UN wrong about Greek Cypriots' will

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Jun 3 (CNA) -- The Greek government has described as wrong UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's assessment that Greek Cypriots do not want a solution because they rejected his proposal for a comprehensive settlement.

[09] Cyprus government critical of UN report

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Cyprus government critical of UN report

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said a UN report on the latest attempt to find a negotiated settlement in Cyprus contained many inaccuracies, misinterpreted the positions of the Greek Cypriot side and did not always present an overall picture of what had happened.

In an initial reaction to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's report, the Spokesman said the government disagreed on several counts with the analysis and the assessment of the report and he described as an ''unfair and far fetched conclusion to claim that the rejection by the Greek Cypriots of the Annan plan was in fact a rejection of either a solution or the notion of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.''

[10] Union of Cyprus Journalists protest persecution of T/C press

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Union of Cyprus journalists protests persecution of T/C press

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) -- The Union of Cyprus Journalists condemned today moves by the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime to press ''charges'' against Turkish Cypriot journalists for allegedly undermining and insulting the Turkish occupation army and the self-styled regime.

[11] President Papadopoulos disagrees with many points in UN report

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President Papadopoulos disagrees with many points in UN report

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 3 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said he disagreed with many points of a report by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on his good offices mission, which dealt with the latest effort to find a negotiated settlement.

Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with Annan today at UN headquarters, President Papadopoulos said he would give in writing his views on the report, which was critical of Greek Cypriots who rejected Annan's plan, saying that they had in fact turned down the solution itself.

President Papadopoulos reiterated his adherence to finding a bizonal bicommunal federal solution and said the best hope for achieving this goal lay with the UN.

He said it would be wrong to suggest that this specific plan, the Annan plan, was the only way to reach such a solution.

President Papadopoulos said the economic disparity between Greek and Turkish Cypriots was due to political reasons, such as the linking of the Turkish Cypriot economy to the Turkish lira, noted the resolution of the question of Cyprus went through Ankara and stressed that the objective of the solution should not be to serve the interests of others than the people of Cyprus.

[12] Cyprus condemns incidents in Pakistan

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Cyprus condemns incidents in Pakistan

Nicosia, Jun 3 (CNA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus ''strongly condemns the recent incidents in Karachi, including the bombing of a Shiite Mosque that left a number of innocent people dead and others injured.''

[13] Annan urges Papadopoulos to respond positively to call to help T/C

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Annan urges Papadopoulos to respond positively to call to help T/C

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 3 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos to assist his call to all states to remove barriers to the development of Turkish Cypriots, saying such a move would testify that Greek Cypriots wanted to reach out to their compatriots.

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