Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-05-23

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CONTENTS

[01] Greek parties give full backing to Cyprus' accession

[02] US sees possibility of initial agreement on Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Cyprus International Fair: Inauguration ceremony postponed

[05] Clerides examined scenarios with Simitis

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Kasoulides: Now is the best opportunity for a solution

[08] Christofias continues official visit to China

[09] Cyprus army forms rapid reaction group

[10] EU want to see Cyprus participating to the Europarliament's elections

[11] Greece expresses constrained optimism around Cyprus

[01] Greek parties give full backing to Cyprus' accession

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Greek parties give full backing to Cyprus' accession

by Gregoris Sava

[02] US sees possibility of initial agreement on Cyprus

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US sees possibility of initial agreement on Cyprus

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- The US believe that it is feasible to have an initial agreement on the core issues, under discussion at the UN-led direct talks, by the end of June, Washington's special coordinator on Cyprus at the US State Department, Thomas Weston, is reported to have said.

[03] 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:

CSE General Index                               97,17  (-1,08)

Traded Value                  CYP    914.308

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    431.555   408,64  (-1,20)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    268.012   115,24  (-1,25)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     40.244    84,42  (-1,14)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.196    31,15  (-0,51)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     63.817    56,24  (-0,69)
Tourism Companies             CYP     27.005    75,20  ( 1,48)
Trading Companies             CYP     26.907    22,13  (-0,58)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.011    53,17  (-0,60)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     27.181     4,50  ( 0,67)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     94.984    15,27  (-1,36)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         90    16,69  ( 0,18)
Hotels                        CYP     91.835    58,09  (-1,29)
Other Companies               CYP    187.866    98,18  (-1,47)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Cyprus International Fair: Inauguration ceremony postponed

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Cyprus International Fair: Inauguration ceremony postponed

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- Due to bad weather conditions forcast for this afternoon, the inauguration ceremony of Cyprus' 27th International Fair has been postponed. It will take place tomorrow at 1930 local time (1630 GMT).

[05] Clerides examined scenarios with Simitis

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Clerides examined scenarios with Simitis

Larnaca, May 23 (CNA) - Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides returned to the island today after talks in Athens, saying that he discussed with the Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis all scenarios around Turkish reactions with heated incidents and the connection of the Cyprus problem with the island's EU accession course, although there are not any indications that such developments would occur.

Speaking at Larnaca Airport on arrival, President Clerides said the content of his talks in the Greek capital would be discussed at the National Council, top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, which has been convened for May 27.

[06] 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                  24          16          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  25          17          THUNDERSTORM
Limassol                 25          17          FAIR
Paphos                   24          17          FAIR

[07] Kasoulides: Now is the best opportunity for a solution

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Kasoulides: Now is the best opportunity for a solution

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides stressed that the current period offers the best opportunity ever to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem, and that Turkish threats for tension in Cyprus, should the island enter the EU prior to a settlement, would not prevent Cyprus' European course.

Kasoulides said that Cyprus' bid to join the EU gives an impetus to the ongoing direct peace talks between Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. Despite that, he noted, there are no positive signs in the peace talks.

"We consider that since the beginning of the direct talks there is now the best opportunity ever to find a solution to the Cyprus problem ", Kasoulides told members of the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), meeting in Nicosia, May 22-24.

Mechtild Rothe, German MEP and Co President of the JPC, stressed that any Turkish aggression aiming to prevent Cyprus' accession to the EU would have an impact on Turkey's European perspective.

[08] Christofias continues official visit to China

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Christofias continues official visit to China

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - Cypriot House of Representatives President, heading a parliamentary delegation currently on an official visit to China, went from Beijing to Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, where he briefed senior officials of the District People's Congress and the town's authorities on developments in the Cyprus problem.

[09] Cyprus army forms rapid reaction group

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Cyprus army forms rapid reaction group

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - The Cypriot Defence Ministry and the National Guard General Staff have set up a rapid reaction group, that can be deployed within half an hour, in the light of Turkish threats to create a heated incident.

[10] EU want to see Cyprus participating to the Europarliament's elections

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EU wants to see Cyprus participating to the Europarliament's elections

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) -- Spanish Ambassador to Cyprus Ignacio Garcia Valdecasas has stressed on behalf of the EU Spanish Presidency, that the EU would like to see Cyprus participating to the 2004 European Parliament elections, as a member state of the Union.

[11] Greece expresses constrained optimism around Cyprus

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Greece expresses constrained optimism around Cyprus

Nicosia, May 23 (CNA) - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Loverdos, currently visiting Cyprus, has expressed the constrained optimism of the Greek Foreign Ministry regarding developments on the Cyprus problem, noting that "the struggle is ahead".

Speaking at a press conference in Nicosia, Loverdos said the solution should be "a solution of peace, which will calm the region down".

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