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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

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[01] President receives Canadian FM

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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[01] President receives Canadian FM

The Minister, who arrived here Wednesday, will review the political and security situation on the island and will reiterate Canada's commitment to a peacefully negotiated settlement of the Cyprus problem.

Present at this morning's meeting, which lasted about 50 minutes, was Cyprus' Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides.

Later today, he is due to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and visit the UN peace-keeping force headquarters here.

No statements to the press were made afterwards. Axworthy is on a tour of various countries to attend different meetings. Before coming to Cyprus, he was in Burkina Faso for the summit of the Organisation of African Unity and today he is flying to London to attend a special meeting of the G-8 Foreign Ministers to discuss the international response to India's and Pakistan's nuclear testing.

From London he will move to Rome for the diplomatic conference to establish the International Criminal Court.

CNA MM/GP/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

   CSE General Index                          86.22 ( 0.94)

   Traded Value            CYP 1,122,728

   Sectural Indices

   Banks                   CYP   415,792      99.56 ( 0.91)
   Approved Investment
   Companies               CYP    80,348      60.90 (-0.93)
   Insurance Companies     CYP   168,195      64.81 ( 1.38)
   Manufacturing Companies CYP    49,660      78.81 ( 1.30)
   Tourism Companies       CYP    31,495      70.15 ( 1.20)
   Trading Companies       CYP    85,903      48.32 ( 1.88)
   Other Companies         CYP    76,686      73.15 (-0.25)

CNA MCH/1998

ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

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