Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-06-10

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CONTENTS

[01] UN SG and Turkish Premier discuss Cyprus

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Cyprus and EIB sign agreement for loan worth 80m euros

[04] Cyprus makes representations over UNSG's statement

[05] Cyprus expects 30,000 tourists from China this year

[06] Cyprus FM: Protocoll will be immediately endorsed

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Defence Minister: Turkish occupation army continues to upgrade hardware

[09] Cyprus EU Consumer Centre inaugurated by Commissioner Kyprianou

[01] UN SG and Turkish Premier discuss Cyprus

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UN SG and Turkish Premier discuss Cyprus

United Nations, Jun 10 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he intents to bring back before the Security Council his report issued after the Cyprus referenda in April last year aiming at its endorsement.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Premier Tayiip Erdogan, the UN SG added that next steps on the Cyprus issue would be decided after the Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast briefs him on his mission to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey where he was sent to make an assessment on the current situation.

Speaking after the working lunch Erdogan expressed disappointment over the fact that an endorsement of the report is still pending, adding that the Turkish side's expectation in Cyprus ''is to have a comprehensive, long-lasting and just peace and settlement''.

According to CNA sources the Turkish Premier did not set the endorsement of the report as a condition to support a new UN initiative on Cyprus.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jun 10 (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                       631.522,52

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       85,61     0,25    595.721,81
FTSE/CySE 20                           407,53     0,14    447.311,73
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.222,69     0,11    536.965,62
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.007,98    -0,50      3.884,66
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      977,21     0,70     12.337,79
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.214,55     0,09    540.850,27
BANKS INDEX                          1.251,68     0,00    432.592,79
HOTELS INDEX                           954,13    -1,64      0.011,00
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               943,24     0,31     66.657,32
FTSE Med (09/6/2005)                 7.873,63     0,43

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

[03] Cyprus and EIB sign agreement for loan worth 80m euros

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Cyprus and EIB sign agreement for loan worth 80m euros

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- Cypriot Minister of Finance Iacovos Keravnos and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Gerlando Genuardi signed an agreement for a loan today, worth 80 million euros, to finance projects and programmes co-financed by the cohesion and structural funds.

Speaking at the ceremony in Nicosia, Genuardi expressed certainty that the Cypriot citizens would concretely perceive the benefits of the new investment, while Keravnos pointed out the importance of the loan, since it concerns the financing of projects and programmes which are co-financed by the structural funds and cohesion funds.

[04] Cyprus makes representations over UNSG's statement

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Cyprus makes representations over UNSG's statement

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- Cyprus has made strong representations to the UN as regards UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's statement that he intends to table again before the UN Security Council his report issued after the Cyprus referenda in April 2004, aiming at its endorsement by the Council.

Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou said today that Annan's statement, after his meeting with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ''surprised us and was made untimely because there is a new process at which Annan himself referred.''

[05] Cyprus expects 30,000 tourists from China this year

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Cyprus expects 30,000 tourists from China this year

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism George Lillikas said today that some 30,000 tourists from China were expected to visit the island this year, noting that it was possible that this number would grow.

[06] Cyprus FM: Protocoll will be immediately endorsed

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Cyprus FM: Protocoll will be immediately endorsed

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou believes that the additional protocol regarding Turkey's customs union with the ten new EU member states, including Cyprus, will be adopted at once by the EU Foreign Ministers meeting on Brussels next Monday.

The Protocoll was examined by the member states' permanent representatives, who prepared the approval by the EU Foreign Ministers, while its signing by all parties is scheduled to take place at the end of June or during the first days of July the latest.

The Foreign Minister said that he will depart Sunday for Luxembourg, where he will attend the General Affairs and External Relations Council which will examine the EU economic perspectives.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 10 (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          17          FINE
Larnaca                 30          20          FINE
Limassol                31          20          FINE
Paphos                  27          18          FINE
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[08] Defence Minister: Turkish occupation army continues to upgrade hardware

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Defence Minister:Turkish occupation army continues to upgrade hardware

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- The Turkish military, in occupied Cyprus, continues to upgrade its hardware, something that has been happening over the years, even when peace negotiations were taking place, Cyprus Defence Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas has said.

He said the Ministry has so far filed three complaints to European Union Defence Ministers and to other fora on this issue.

[09] Cyprus EU Consumer Centre inaugurated by Commissioner Kyprianou

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Cyprus EU Consumer Centre inaugurated by Commissioner Kyprianou

Nicosia, Jun 10 (CNA) -- The European Consumer Centre of Cyprus, inaugurated today, will be officially handling all complaints by Cypriot consumers regarding the purchase of products or the provision of services to other member states.

It will also deal with complaints filed by European citizens relating to purchases or services from Cyprus and submitted at European Consumer Centres located in their area of permanent residence. These complaints will be forwarded to the Cyprus Centre for immediate action.

Today EU Commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Protection Markos Kyprianou officially inaugurated the Cyprus European Consumer Centre.

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