Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-05-13

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CONTENTS

[01] Defence Minister assures of Greek support on EU defence force matters

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] US:progress towards a comprehensive settlement can take various forms

[04] Cyprus shows solidarity with Palestinian people

[05] Cyprus hopes Annan's visit would create momentum in peace effort

[06] Spokesman: government to sign deal with Voice of America

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Archbishop's health shows signs of gradual improvement

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[01] Defence Minister assures of Greek support on EU defence force matters

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Defence Minister assures of Greek support on EU defence force matters

Larnaca, May 13 (CNA) -- Defence Minister Socratis Hasikos believes that Greece is not prepared, under any circumstances, to allow plans for the establishment of a European Union rapid deployment force to leave Cyprus at Turkey's mercy.

"Greece opposes strongly the joint Anglo-American-Turkish plan, known as the Ankara document, and as the Greek premier and his defence minister have said, there is no way Athens will have the EU accept this paper," Hasikos said, on his way to Brussels to attend a meeting of EU defence ministers and their counterparts from candidate countries.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 14/05/2002 to 15/05/2002

On Tuesday it will be cloudy with showers or local thunderstorms. Winds moderate south-westerly and the state of sea moderate.

Maximum temperature around 23 C inland and over costal areas.

Minimum temperature 9 C inland and around 11 C over coastal areas.

On Wednesday the weather will be mainly fine but locally cloudy with isolate showers inland, in the afternoon. Winds will be light to moderate westerly and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum temperature around 25 C inland and over coastal areas.

Minimum temperature 10 C inland and around 12 C over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 16/05/2002 to 17/05/2002

Local showers inland in the afternoon. Small increase in temperature is expected.

[03] US:progress towards a comprehensive settlement can take various forms

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US: progress towards comprehensive settlement can take various forms

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- Washington's long standing policy is to achieve a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, US Ambassador Donald Bandler said here today, without excluding the possibility of seeing an intermediate arrangement in place as a step towards the final goal.

Bandler also said that tomorrow's visit to the island by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan offers the chance to "catalyse some of that political will that is needed to begin getting tangible results."

Speaking after an hour-long meeting with President Glafcos Clerides, he said "we had a fairly long and broad ranging meeting, we touched upon a number of subjects and the Cyprus problem is one of them."

[04] Cyprus shows solidarity with Palestinian people

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Cyprus shows solidarity with Palestinian people

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- The representative of the Palestinian Authority in Nicosia Samir abou Ghazaleh praised Cyprus today for hosting temporarily 13 of the Palestinians who left the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem last Friday.

He said Cyprus has shown a unified stance in support of the "just rights" of the Palestinian people.

[05] Cyprus hopes Annan's visit would create momentum in peace effort

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Cyprus hopes Annan's visit would create momentum in peace effort

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government expects that tomorrow's visit to Cyprus by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan would create a momentum in the ongoing peace effort and help move the direct talks make headway.

Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today that he anticipates that Annan would apply his diplomatic and political skills, afforded to him by his high post, to move the peace talks forward quickly.

[06] Spokesman: government to sign deal with Voice of America

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Spokesman: Government to sign deal with Voice of America

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said a deal will be signed soon between the Cyprus government and the radio station "Voice of America" to enable transmission of programmes from Cyprus.

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               99,49 (-2,05)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.235.993

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    525.023   419,11  (-1,74)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    285.436   116,52  (-1,44)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    160.952    87,81  (-2,93)
Insurance Companies           CYP      5.179    33,65  ( 1,29)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     70.659    55,41  (-1,82)
Tourism Companies             CYP     29.382    74,41  (-1,68)
Trading Companies             CYP     57.985    22,85  (-2,31)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.587    52,19  (-0,32)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     16.543     4,67  (-7,16)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    162.496    17,94  (-3,76)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    16,92  (-3,92)
Hotels                        CYP    124.877    58,50  (-3,10)
Other Companies               CYP    139.001   100,56  (-2,26)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Archbishop's health shows signs of gradual improvement

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Archbishop's health shows signs of gradual improvement

Nicosia, May 13 (CNA) -- Archbishop Chrysostomos, flown on Saturday by an air ambulance to a specialised hospital in Athens for treatment, is showing signs of gradual improvement, doctors at the Evangelismos hospital in Athens said today.

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 13 (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                  30          14          FAIR
Larnaca                  25          14          FINE
Limassol                 26          15          FINE
Paphos                   24          14          FAIR

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