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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 98-06-11
CONTENTS
[01] President receives Canadian FM
[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange
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[01] President receives Canadian FM
Nicosia, Jun 11 (CNA) -- President Glafcos Clerides received here today
Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, who is on a brief visit to
Cyprus.
The Minister, who arrived here Wednesday, will review the political and
security situation on the island and will reiterate Canada's commitment to
a peacefully negotiated settlement of the Cyprus problem.
Present at this morning's meeting, which lasted about 50 minutes, was
Cyprus' Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides.
Later today, he is due to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and
visit the UN peace-keeping force headquarters here.
No statements to the press were made afterwards.
Axworthy is on a tour of various countries to attend different
meetings. Before coming to Cyprus, he was in Burkina Faso for the summit of
the Organisation of African Unity and today he is flying to London to
attend a special meeting of the G-8 Foreign Ministers to discuss the
international response to India's and Pakistan's nuclear testing.
From London he will move to Rome for the diplomatic conference to
establish the International Criminal Court.
CNA MM/GP/1998
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
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[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Jun 11 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index
closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:
CSE General Index 86.22 ( 0.94)
Traded Value CYP 1,122,728
Sectural Indices
Banks CYP 415,792 99.56 ( 0.91)
Approved Investment
Companies CYP 80,348 60.90 (-0.93)
Insurance Companies CYP 168,195 64.81 ( 1.38)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 49,660 78.81 ( 1.30)
Tourism Companies CYP 31,495 70.15 ( 1.20)
Trading Companies CYP 85,903 48.32 ( 1.88)
Other Companies CYP 76,686 73.15 (-0.25)
The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as
compared to the last meeting.
CNA MCH/1998
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
CNA ENDS
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