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CONTENTS

[01] EU accession accelerated education projects, says Minister

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus President: Up to UN Chief to decide upon new initiative

[04] House President hopes new UN initiative to be a success

[05] Cyprus-Egypt ties excellent, says FM

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus encourages EU agreement on resources

[09] Greek Cypriot consultations with UN considered positive

[01] EU accession accelerated education projects, says Minister

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EU accession accelerated education projects, says Minister

by Argyro Aggelidou

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- Accession to the European Union has helped accelerate the funding and implementation of big education-related projects and offers Cyprus the chance to become a regional centre for education serving as a link between the EU and the countries of the Middle East, the Arab Gulf and North Africa, Education and Culture Minister Pefkios Georgiades has said.

In an interview with CNA to mark one year since accession, the Minister said that since January this year the ministry has set up a permanent fiscal commission to oversee proposals for EU funding from structural funds.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 24/05/2005 - 25/05/2005

Mostly fine weather with local cloud, is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, but isolated showers are likely inland on Tuesday afternoon. Risk of local mist patches overnight. Southwesterly to northwesterly breezes will prevail, initially gentle to moderate, but moderate and locally fresh over the west and south coasts in the afternoon. Gentle, mainly southwesterly to northwesterly winds will be generally blowing overnight.

The state of sea will be generally slight, but up to moderate over the west and south coasts. Maximum temperature 28-29C inland, 26-27C over the east and south coasts, 23-24C over the west and north coasts and 19-20X over the highest mountains. Minimum temperature 15-16C inland and over the coasts and 10-11C over the highest mountains.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 26/05/2005 - 27/05/2005

No significant change is expected on Thursday, while isolated showers are likely on Friday afternoon. A small fall in temperature is expected on Friday.

Sea temperature: West and North 19C, South and East 21C

[03] Cyprus President: Up to UN Chief to decide upon new initiative

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Cyprus President: Up to UN Chief to decide upon new initiative

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said here today that it is up to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to conclude his consultations and meetings and decide if the necessary conditions exist for a new initiative on Cyprus.

Quoting the UN, he said that the Greek Cypriot side, during the discussions in New York between his envoy, Ambassador Tasos Tzionis, and UN officials, elaborated its positions clearly and in detail.

''Our objectives were to persuade the Secretary General that the Greek Cypriots had rejected his plan for good and valid reasons because it did not provide for the actual reunification of the island and to encourage him to start a new process'', Papadopoulos added.

[04] House President hopes new UN initiative to be a success

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House President hopes new UN initiative to be a success

Limassol, May 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias has expressed hope that a fresh UN initiative for a political settlement would be successful, stressing that it must be well prepared and take place without tight deadlines and arbitration.

In his address to a meeting of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, he called on the Turkish Cypriot leadership to avoid any moves that consolidate division and to cooperate in good faith for a solution.

He pointed to the need for Turkey to comply with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, in particular with regard to the humanitarian issue of missing persons that concerns both Cypriot communities.

[05] Cyprus-Egypt ties excellent, says FM

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Cyprus-Egypt ties excellent, says FM

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- The question of Cyprus, bilateral relations and regional issues were the focus of discussions Permanent Secretary of the Cyprus Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Sotos Zakheos, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit had today in Cairo.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 23 (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                       543.703,03

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,82     0,61    531.533,89
FTSE/CySE 20                           407,85     0,36    321.311,78
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.222,05     0,34    321.018,87
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.011,26     0,09     13.900,82
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      987,58    -0,20     10.318,21
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.214,05     0,33    334.919,70
BANKS INDEX                          1.245,65     0,39    269.745,34
HOTELS INDEX                           949,65    -0,30      5.844,50
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.002,75     1,82    196.008,46
FTSE Med (20/5/2005)                 7.524,52     0,87

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

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, May 23 (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                 29          16          CLOUDY
Larnaca                 27          17          FINE
Limassol                27          17          FINE
Paphos                  23          16          CLOUDY
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[08] Cyprus encourages EU agreement on resources

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Cyprus encourages EU agreement on resources

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, May 23 (CNA) - Cyprus encourages the efforts of the Luxembourg presidency of the EU to reach an agreement in June regarding the resources of the Union for the period 2007-2013 but is finding it difficult to relate to the content of the existing negotiating framework, given that its contribution to the budget is increasing.

This was the main remark Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou made during last night's ministers' conclave, which took place in Brussels.

[09] Greek Cypriot consultations with UN considered positive

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Greek Cypriot consultations with UN considered positive

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has described as positive the results of the consultations of the Greek Cypriot side in New York with UN Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast.

In a written statement today, the Spokesman says that President Tassos Papadopoulos had a meeting yesterday with his Special Envoy to the UN Secretariat General, Ambassador Tasos Tzionis, during which the President ''was thoroughly informed'' as to the consultations that took place in New York Sir Kieran.

President Papadopoulos considers that, following the conclusion of the consultations, ''it can no longer be asserted that those who should be informed of our positions continue to be unaware of them,'' the Spokesman notes.

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