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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 00-06-22Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1450:CYPPRESS:01[01] Greek FM - UN Special AdviserAthens, Jun 22 (CNA) -- UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto today said his assumption is that both Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash will go to Geneva for the third round of proximity talks scheduled to start on July 5.He was speaking to the press in Athens after a meeting today with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, who said de Soto reassured him that the UN will work for substantive negotiations between the two parties in Geneva. CNA KI/GG/GP/20001500:CYPPRESS:02[02] Cyprus - EuroMed - Industry MinistersLimassol, Jun 22 (CNA) - Cyprus has become a centre of business and financial activities having to display a distinguishing telecommunications and transportation network connected with almost all countries, President Glafcos Clerides said here today.Addressing the 3rd EuroMediterranean Conference of Ministers of Industry held in the southern coastal town of Limassol, President Clerides noted that "the advantages Cyprus enjoys due to its geopolitical position, are reinforced by its accession negotiations with the European Union", which allows the island to become "a bridge of peace and cooperation between the EU and the countries of Mediterranean". CNA RM/IT/GP 2000 1505:CYPPRESS:03[03] Cyprus Spokesman - Peace talksNicosia, Jun 22 (CNA) - The Cyprus government believes that the Turkish Cypriot leader is trying to get away from substantive negotiations for a comprehensive settlement, through various ploys, and considers that he should not be allowed to get away with such behaviour.Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou stressed the government invests a lot in the UN peace process, which is the only means the Cyprus question can be settled, and warns that it will not facilitate Rauf Denktash in his attempts to abandon the process without any fallout. CNA MM/GP/20001515:CYPPRESS:04[04] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, Jun 22 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE General Index 505.75 (-0.97) Traded Value CYP 41,188,208 Sectural Indices Banks CYP 4,677,291 608.64 (-1.33) Approved Investment Companies CYP 4,551,954 369.11 (-0.73) Insurance Companies CYP 615,688 360.32 (-1.52) Manufacturing Companies CYP 6,756,122 180.17 ( 1.30) Tourism Companies CYP 4,309,463 446.06 (-0.80) Trading Companies CYP 5,895,152 195.94 (-0.77) Other Companies CYP 10,204,837 563.42 (-0.63) Offshore Companies 105.00 ( 0.00)The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting. CNA/GP/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1515:CYPPRESS:05[05] Cyprus - CanadaNicosia, Jun 22 (CNA) - Canada backs UN resolutions on Cyprus providing for a bizonal, bicommunal federation and notes that Ottawa, and other members of the G8, will be monitoring developments in next month's UN-led peace talks, in Geneva, according to a senior Canadian official.Canada, the official said, is ready to offer any help towards a resolution of the Cyprus question. CNA MM/GP/20001625:CYPPRESS:06[06] Weather and Temperatures for CyprusNicosia, Jun 22(CNA) -- Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus, according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport are:
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Station Maximum Minimum Weather
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Nicosia 35 20 FINE
Larnaca 32 19 FINE
Limassol 29 18 FINE
Paphos 28 15 FINE
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CNA/MM/2000 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1745:CYPPRESS:07[07] EU Commissioner - EuroMed ConferenceLimassol, Jun 22 (CNA) -- Cyprus is among the countries with the most open economies, having a very high per capita income, European Commissioner Erkii Liikanen said here today.Speaking at the third EuroMediterranean Conference, which got underway in the southern coastal town of Limassol, Liikanen noted that "the opening of the future EuroMed free trade area is planned for 2010" and it will be a major asset for the Mediterranean region. CNA/RM/MK/MM/2000 2020:CYPPRESS:08[08] Cyprus - EU - Turkey - CourtBrussels, Jun 22 (CNA) – A Greek Cypriot has asked the European Union member states to intervene in the direction of Turkey to persuade Ankara of the need to comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling relating to human rights violations in Cyprus."EU members, as contracting parties to the Council of Europe conventions, have unanimously asked Turkey to execute the Court judgment unconditionally, but at the same time, the same states as EU members appear to have adopted a somewhat different approach on the same issue," Titina Loizidou told a press conference here today, after two days of meetings with EU officials. CNA NB/MM/MK/2000CNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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