Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-08-26

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus President meets Greek Premier

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Overseas Cypriots to meet in Nicosia

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Commerce minister: Cyprus would welcome arrangements for free movement of goods

[01] Cyprus President meets Greek Premier

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Cyprus President meets Greek Premier

By Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Aug 26 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos met here today with Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.

No statements were made after the meeting which took place in the presence of Greek Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis and Cypriot Ambassador in Athens Leonidas Pantelides.

It is understood that the two leaders discussed latest developments in the Cyprus problem and European Union matters.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 26 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 27/8/2004 to 28/8/2004 ------------------------------------------- The weather will be fine, with some temporal cloud inland during afternoon, while gentle to moderate sea breezes are likely. During night time patchy mist is likely, while the wind will prevail light catabatic. The state of sea is expected smooth to lsight.

The minimum temperature will range from 19 over the mountains, to 22 degrees over the coastal areas and inland. The maximum temperature will range from 30 degrees over the mountains the western and northern coastal areas, to 34 degrees over the southern and eastern coastal areas and to 38 inland.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 29/8/2004 to 30/8/2004 ----------------------------------------------------- The weather will be fine and the temperature is not expected to note any significant change

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 26 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               75,41   ( 0,09)

Traded Value                  CYP     252.699

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP     146.806  336,44   ( 0,02)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.945,64   ( 0,87)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     115.938   97,76   (-0,21)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP       1.044   71,94   (-0,28)
Insurance Companies           CYP       5.670   11,70   (-6,52)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       4.683   46,81   ( 0,52)
Tourism Companies             CYP         475   49,58   ( 8,56)
Trading Companies             CYP      69.311   20,63   (-1,67)
Building and Cement Companies CYP       9.788   62,93   ( 2,23)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       5.123    2,40   (-1,23)
Financial Services Companies  CYP       3.788    6,89   ( 0,58)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   10,34   (-3,81)
Hotels                        CYP       1.349   27,44   ( 0,70)
Other Companies               CYP      29.219   61,81   ( 0,67)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Overseas Cypriots to meet in Nicosia

Overseas Cypriots to meet in Nicosia

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 26 (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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                 38            24          FINE
Larnaca                 35            21          FINE
Limassol                35            22          FINE
Paphos                  30            19          FAIR

[06] Commerce minister: Cyprus would welcome arrangements for free movement of goods

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Commerce minister: Cyprus would welcome arrangements for free

Nicosia, Aug 26 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Government would welcome any practical arrangement on behalf of the regime in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus that would allow the unhindered movement of goods from the government-controlled areas to the occupied areas, Cyprus Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism George Lillikas has said today.

Lillikas added that any arrangement on behalf of the illegal for trade of goods from the free to the occupied areas would consist ''an action that would have an immediate economic benefit for the Turkish Cypriots and would contribute to their economic development.''

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