Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-04-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] EU Commission appoints the first Cypriot high-ranking official

[04] Cyprus church to be represented at Pope's inauguration mass

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Greek Deputy FM underlines the role of Greeks and Cypriots living abroad

[07] Cyprus government says new crossing points cannot open immediately

[08] Cyprus satisfied with EU common position on Turkey

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 22/04/2005 - 23/04/2005

Mainly cloudy with local rain at times and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate northeasterly to southeasterly wind, 3BF during morning and 4BD in the afternoon. Sea state will be moderate. Min/max temperatures will be 12/21 degrees inland, 14/21 degrees over the coastal areas and 10/15 degrees over Prodromos area.

Saturday: Fair with patchy cloud. Local showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. Temperature will note small increase.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 24/04/2005 - 25/04/2005

Sunday: Same conditions as Saturday.

Monday: Mainly fine with some local cloud.

Temperatures will not note any significant change.

Sea temperature: 18C

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       299.113,20

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,34    -0,55    289.070,41
FTSE/CySE 20                           402,11    -1,04    233.784,32
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.204,99    -1,03    233.892,14
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.021,30     0,26      6.126,08
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      993,62    -1,29     10.488,06
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.197,99    -0,99    240.018,22
BANKS INDEX                          1.228,23    -1,13    195.726,20
HOTELS INDEX                           972,44    -0,60      5.566,78
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.000,01    -0,51     44.516,42
FTSE Med (20/04/2005)                7.311,53    -0,47

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices
as compared to the last meeting.

[03] EU Commission appoints the first Cypriot high-ranking official

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EU Commission appoints first Cypriot high-ranking official

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA)--The European Commission has decided to appoint Antonis Constantinou as the Director and Head of the Agricultural Development Programmes, in the Commission's Directorate-General on Agriculture.

A Commission press release said ''Constantinou is the first Cypriot citizen to be appointed in such a high administrative position in the European Commission since Cyprus' accession to the EU last May.''

[04] Cyprus church to be represented at Pope's inauguration mass

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Cyprus church to be representted at Pope's inauguration mass

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA)-- Acting Primate of the Church of Cyprus and current head of the Holy Synod, Paphos Bishop Chrysostomos, will represent the Church at the inauguration mass of newly elected Pope Benedict XVI.

The mass will take place in Rome on Sunday.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 21 (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                 25          12          CLOUDY
Larnaca                 23          14          CLOUDY
Limassol                23          15          CLOUDY
Paphos                  24          15          CLOUDY
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[06] Greek Deputy FM underlines the role of Greeks and Cypriots living abroad

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Greek Deputy FM underlines the role of Greeks and Cypriots living abroad

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA)--Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Panayiotis Skandalakis underlined today the role of Greeks and Cypriots living abroad in solving Hellenism's pending national issues.

Skandalakis, who is currently paying an official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou, was received here today by Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos. No statements were made after the meeting.

Earlier he met with Iacovou, with whom he discussed issues concerning the Greeks and Cypriots living abroad.

He also met with Cyprus House President Demetris Christofias and with Acting Primate of the Church of Cyprus and current head of the Holy Synod, Paphos Bishop Chrysostomos.

In statements after his meeting with Iacovou, Skandalakis said that ''by implementing programmes and goals together we will achieve a lot more than the things we have achieved so far.''

[07] Cyprus government says new crossing points cannot open immediately

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Cyprus government says new crossing points cannot open immediately

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA)--The Cyprus Government confirmed today that the list of crossing points where persons and goods may cross the ceasefire line on the island has been extended, noting however that the two new crossing points cannot open immediately due to technical difficulties.

Yesterday, the European Commission had announced that the list of crossing points where persons and goods may cross the ceasefire line on the island has been extended and it is now up to the two communities to agree on their actual opening. The two crossing points are Zodia, in the Nicosia District, and Ledra Street in the town of Nicosia.

[08] Cyprus satisfied with EU common position on Turkey

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Cyprus satisfied with EU common position on Turkey

Nicosia, Apr 21 (CNA)-- Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou expressed the satisfaction of the Cyprus government over the EU common position, which the EU Presidency will present to Ankara during the EU-Turkey Association Council on Tuesday, April 26.

Iacovou said that the common position agreed during today's meeting of the EU Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER), includes provisions for the normalization of Turkey's bilateral relations with the EU member-states, including the Republic of Cyprus, for the termination of the blockade that Turkey imposes on vessels under Cypriot flag, and for a Cyprus settlement in line with the values on which the EU has been constructed.

''My belief is that we have achieved a very satisfying text and what is important is that today's decision is an EU common position,'' Iacovou added.

The common position was reached today after long deliberations between the Permanent Representatives of EU member-states on a draft text submitted by Luxembourg, who holds the EU rotating Presidency.

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