Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-05-06

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CONTENTS

[01] Flow to and from occupied areas

[02] AHI delegation to visit Cyprus and Greece

[03] Cyprus Republic urges Ankara to reopen air corridors

[04] Greek and Turkish Cypriots continue to cross divide

[05] Relatives urge Greece to place issue of missing before EU

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Government promotes bill to amend vehicle regulations

[08] Cypriot journalists express solidarity with Sener Levent

[09] EANA-CNA seminar concludes

[10] Commission says developments not substitute for settlement

[11] Commission says developments not substitute for settlement CORRECTION

[12] Papadopoulos says developments not even near solution

[01] Flow to and from occupied areas

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Flow to and from occupied areas

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA)-- As the flow to and from the occupied areas continues, thousands of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots gather at designated check points along the ceasefire line to cross into the other side of the divide.

By midnight a total of 2481 Turkish Cypriots had crossed into the government-controlled areas of the Republic after the easing of restrictions on free movement of Cypriots.

[02] AHI delegation to visit Cyprus and Greece

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AHI delegation to visit Cyprus and Greece

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) --- A delegation representing the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) will visit Cyprus between 18-22 May and meet government officials and business leaders to discuss issues of mutual concern.

[03] Cyprus Republic urges Ankara to reopen air corridors

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Cyprus Republic urges Ankara to reopen air corridors

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) The government has reiterated a proposal to Turkey to open air corridors used by civil aviation, which Ankara closed arbitrarily after its invasion of the island in the summer of 1974.

[04] Greek and Turkish Cypriots continue to cross divide

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Greek and Turkish Cypriots continue to cross divide

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - A total of 1,176 Turkish Cypriots had crossed into the government-controlled areas of the Republic by 12:00 local time today (09:00 GMT).

According to a Police press release, 2,810 Greek Cypriots had crossed into the Turkish occupied areas by the same time today.

[05] Relatives urge Greece to place issue of missing before EU

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Relatives urge Greece to place issue of missing before EU

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - The Pancyprian Committee of Relatives of Missing Persons calls on the Greek presidency of the European Union to place before the EU the humanitarian issue of missing persons, in order to exert pressure on Turkey, which aspires to become a member of the block, and to stress that the pending for 29 years issue is a flagrant violation of human rights.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               91,50   ( 0,22)

Traded Value                  CYP    695.789

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    374.910   368,47   ( 0,69)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    268.850   107,00   ( 0,11)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     33.520    78,11   ( 1,24)
Insurance Companies           CYP      6.367    17,34   ( 0,81)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     13.062    59,26   ( 1,84)
Tourism Companies             CYP     10.352    95,97   ( 0,56)
Trading Companies             CYP     24.658    18,68   (-0,69)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     17.846    74,82   ( 0,81)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.013     3,05   ( 0,99)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     25.990    16,24   (-1,75)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        259    13,03   (-2,83)
Hotels                        CYP     21.900    43,98   ( 1,01)
Other Companies               CYP    108.942    83,42   (-0,81)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Government promotes bill to amend vehicle regulations

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Government promotes bill to amend vehicle regulations

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - The Ministry of Communications and Works has submitted to the House of Representatives a bill amending vehicle regulations, to be passed urgently, so as to make possible the movement of Turkish Cypriot motorists in the government-controlled areas of the Republic.

The draft law, which was discussed this morning at the House Communications Committee, provides for the issuing of temporary driving licenses to Turkish Cypriots and temporary road tax for their vehicles.

[08] Cypriot journalists express solidarity with Sener Levent

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Cypriot journalists express solidarity with Sener Levent

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) -- As Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, persecuted by the Turkish Cypriot puppet regime, was again today denied access to the government controlled areas, his Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot colleagues marched from Ledra Palace check point into the UN-controlled buffer zone to express their solidarity with him and condemn the continuing inhuman behaviour by Ankara and the ocupation regime towards Levent.

[09] EANA-CNA seminar concludes

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EANA-CNA seminar concludes

Limassol, 6 May (CNA) -- Heads of 23 major European news agencies members of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) concluded a two-day seminar here today organised by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), an EANA member.

[10] Commission says developments not substitute for settlement

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Commission says developments not substitute for settlement

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - Head of the European Commission delegation in Nicosia, Adriaan Van der Meer, said today that the EU welcomes the easing of restrictions on the free movement of persons and the Cypriot government's measures to support the Turkish Cypriots but noted that these developments could not substitute a comprehensive settlement.

Speaking after a meeting with President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos, Van der Meer said the EU supports the resumption of talks to solve the Cyprus problem under UN auspices.

[11] Commission says developments not substitute for settlement CORRECTION

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CORRECTED STORY

Commission says developments not substitute for settlement

Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - Head of the European Commission delegation in Nicosia, Adriaan Van der Meer, said today that the EU welcomes the easing of restrictions on the free movement of persons and the Cypriot government's measures to support the Turkish Cypriots but noted that these developments could not substitute a comprehensive settlement.

Speaking at a press conference, Van der Meer said the EU supports the resumption of talks to solve the Cyprus problem under UN auspices.

[12] Papadopoulos says developments not even near solution

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Papadopoulos says developments not even near solution

Rome, May 6 (CNA-ANA) - Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that what is happening in Cyprus over the past few days is important but does not constitute a solution of the Cyprus problem, not even a significant step in that direction.

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