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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President discusses T/C measures with EU Commissioner

[02] UN chief responds to Cyprus President's letter

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus goverment stands by its positions concerning UNSG's report

[05] Cyprus President participates in EU summit

[06] Extension of Turkey's customs union towards Cyprus cannot be prevented

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[01] Cyprus President discusses T/C measures with EU Commissioner

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Cyprus President discusses T/C measures with EU Commissioner

by Emilia Christofi

Brussels, Jun 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos considers satisfactory the reference included in the draft conclusions of the European Council calling on Turkey to extend its customs union with Cyprus.

Speaking to reporters after meeting EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen last night, President Papadopoulos said he believed Turkey had no choice but to extend its customs union agreement with the EU to cover all ten new members, including Cyprus.

[02] UN chief responds to Cyprus President's letter

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UN chief responds to Cyprus President's letter

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jun 17 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has sent a reply letter to Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, stressing that he takes a different view from him on most of the ground covered in Papadopoulos' recent letter to him and its annex.

Annan thanked Papadopoulos for his letter of 7 June 2004, about his report on his good offices mission on Cyprus, dated 28 May 2004, and for their meeting of 3 June 2004.

''As you will have inferred from my report, I take a different view from you on most of the ground covered in you letter and its annex,'' Annan said.

''I do stand fully by my report, including the narrative and the analysis contained therein, the appeals I have formulated and the recommendations I have put forward, to which I hope the Greek Cypriot side will respond positively,'' he added.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jun 17 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 18/6/2004 to 19/6/2004 -------------------- Mainly fine weather. During the evening and dawn there may be localized mist in some areas as well as patches of fog and low cloud over the coast. Winds during the day will be mainly southwesterly to westerly, gentle in the early of the day and moderate later on. During the evening gentle, mainly northwesterly breezes will prevail. The state of the sea will be slight.

Maximum temperatures 35C inland, 32C over the south coast, 28C over the west coast and 27C over the highest mountain areas.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 20/6/2004 to 21/6/2004 ----------------------- Mainly fine weather. On Saunday afternoon patchy cloud may yield very localized showers, mainly over the mountains. Temperatures will fall slightly.

[04] Cyprus goverment stands by its positions concerning UNSG's report

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Cyprus goverment stands by its positions concerning UNSG's report

Nicosia, Jun 17 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government stands by its positions in its comments on the UN Secretary General's report on his good offices mission in Cyprus and for the views of those who drafted the report, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

Invited to comment on a letter Kofi Annan sent to Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos as a reply to the letter Papadopoulos had sent to him earlier this month, with his remarks on Annan's report, Chrysostomides said the reply by the Secretary General was self-explanatory.

''It seems that he stands by his position. But we also stand by our views as regards the comments on the Secretary General's report, the views of those who drafted the report,'' he added.

[05] Cyprus President participates in EU summit

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Cyprus President participates in EU summit

by Emilia Christofi

Brussels, Jun 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos arrived at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels for the European Council and Intergovernmental Conference that begins today in the Belgium capital.

He was received by Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Foreign Minister Brian Cowen.

[06] Extension of Turkey's customs union towards Cyprus cannot be prevented

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Extension of Turkey's customs union towards Cyprus cannot be prevented

Nicosia, Jun 17 (CNA) -- The extension of Turkey's customs union towards Cyprus cannot be prevented, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has said.

Chrysostomides described as satisfactory paragraph 26 of the European Council draft conclusions which says ''the European Council invites Turkey to conclude negotiations with the Commission on behalf of the Community and its 25 Member States on the adaptation of the Ankara Agreement to take account of the accession of the new Member States.''

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jun 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               76,09   (-0,73)

Traded Value                  CYP    331.800

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    216.499   338,22   (-0,75)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.486,22   ( 0,89)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     148.652   97,84   (-1,08)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      25.612   71,48   ( 0,03)
Insurance Companies           CYP       2.646   12,10   ( 0,83)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      41.633   50,13   ( 0,00)
Tourism Companies             CYP       2.174   46,00   (-0,02)
Trading Companies             CYP       3.129   21,01   (-0,43)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      49.500   62,68   ( 0,40)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       1.477    2,22   (-1,33)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       7.379    7,54   (-0,26)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          32   11,27   ( 2,83)
Hotels                        CYP      17.618   25,73   (-1,94)
Other Companies               CYP      26.007   63,59   (-0,66)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[08] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jun 17 (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                 38            23          FINE
Larnaca                 30            21          FINE
Limassol                30            22          FINE
Paphos                  27            20          FINE

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