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CONTENTS

[01] US says Cyprus negotiations must resume as soon as possible

[02] Italian Senate President says Cyprus can play important role in EU

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Chrisostomides says no sign of change in Turkish policy

[06] Cyprus problem should be on EU agenda, says Pera

[01] US says Cyprus negotiations must resume as soon as possible

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US says Cyprus negotiations must resume as soon as possible

Washington, May 30 (CNA) -- It is the US goal to see the two sides on Cyprus resume negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations Good Offices Mission for Cyprus, on the basis of Secretary General Kofi Annan's settlement plan, a US State Department spokesman has said, underlining that ''these negotiations should resume as soon as possible.''

[02] Italian Senate President says Cyprus can play important role in EU

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Italian Senate President says Cyprus can play important role in EU

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, May 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,05   (-0,94)

Traded Value                  CYP    605.630

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    310.947   341,21   (-1,76)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    256.254    99,00   (-1,71)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     66.557    72,97   (-0,03)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.003    15,50   (-1,84)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     79.607    56,26   (-0,62)
Tourism Companies             CYP      6.699    91,59   (-1,47)
Trading Companies             CYP      2.289    18,10   (-1,68)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     12.951    74,22   ( 0,50)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.845     2,77   (-1,07)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     40.985    14,86   ( 0,07)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,44   ( 2,39)
Hotels                        CYP      6.301    42,78   (-0,23)
Other Companies               CYP     61.601    78,83   (-0,14)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, May 30 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                28           19         FAIR
Larnaca                27           20         FINE
Limassol               26           21         CLOUDY
Paphos                 25           21         CLOUDY

[05] Chrisostomides says no sign of change in Turkish policy

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Chrisostomides says no sign of change in Turkish policy

by Emilia Christofi

St Petersburg, May 30 (CNA) -- The policy of Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul does not show any possibility for a change in the Turkish stance on Cyprus at the moment, Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrisostomides has said.

[06] Cyprus problem should be on EU agenda, says Pera

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Cyprus problem should be on EU agenda, says Pera

Nicosia, May 30 (CNA) -- The Cyprus problem could and should be put on the EU agenda, President of the Senate of Italy Marcello Pera said today. Pera is currently visiting the island at the invitation of Cyprus House of Representative President Demetris Christofias.

Speaking to the press after talks with Christofias, Pera said they had the opportunity to congratulate each other for the very good relations between Italy and Cyprus.

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