Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-04-16

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus urges Annan to move in the direction of Turkish side

[02] EU Commissioner warns about increased Turkish Cypriot isolatation

[03] Greek Speaker warns of non ratification of EU enlargement

[04] UN meeting on Middle East calls for peace, condemns Israel

[05] EU says tourism could lead to Cyprus growth slowdown

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Maltese Justice Minister to visit Cyprus

[09] Greek Cypriot side to respond to Denktash on missing persons

[10] Greek Alternate FM to visit Cyprus

[11] Vassiliou first Cypriot to speak at College of Europe

[12] UK Conservatives support a federal solution for Cyprus

[13] Relatives of missing persons appeal for help

[14] UN Meeting on Middle East calls for measures to end the conflict

[15] Verheugen calls for breakthrough in Cyprus by June

[01] Cyprus urges Annan to move in the direction of Turkish side

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Cyprus urges Annan to move in the direction of Turkish side

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Apr 16 (CNA) -- The UN Secretary General would favour an intervention by the US in the Cyprus peace process and would like to see the talks intensified, Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias has said.

Speaking after a meeting here yesterday with Kofi Annan, Christofias said the UN chief praised President Glafcos Clerides for his stance at the negotiating table and has shown understanding to the views expressed by the House President that there is concern about the lack of progress towards a Cyprus settlement.

[02] EU Commissioner warns about increased Turkish Cypriot isolatation

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EU Commissioner warns about increased Turkish Cypriot isolation

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Apr 16 (CNA) -- European Union Commissioner, responsible for enlargement, Gunter Verheugen has warned that Turkish Cypriots are running the risk of becoming more isolated, politically and economically, if Cyprus joins the Union, without a prior solution to its political problem.

[03] Greek Speaker warns of non ratification of EU enlargement

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Greek Speaker warns of non ratification of EU enlargement

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Apr 16 (CNA) -- Greek Parliament Speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis has given the most stern warning yet that the Greek legislature will not accept an enlargement of the European Union unless Cyprus is included in it.

[04] UN meeting on Middle East calls for peace, condemns Israel

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UN meeting on Middle East calls for peace, condemns Israel

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) -- Despair for the situation in the Palestinian Territories but also hope for what the future could hold as well as condemnation for the Israeli offensive in the West Bank and the Gaza strip were the hallmarks of the opening session here today of a two-day meeting of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in support of Middle East peace.

Some 150 delegates representing some 100 countries and international organisations gathered in Cyprus and told a wide audience that there are rays of hope in the midst of all the killing through the Colin Powell's initiative and the Arab League resolution and called on the international community to work for an immediate halt to the Israeli offensive and a return to the negotiating table.

All speakers, including UN Secretary General Kofi Annan whose message to the meeting was read by his representative, paid tribute to Cyprus' contribution to the convening of the conference and thanked Nicosia for hosting the two-day event.

[05] EU says tourism could lead to Cyprus growth slowdown

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EU says tourism could lead to Cyprus growth slowdown

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Apr 16 (CNA) -- European Commission Directorate General on Economic and Financial Affairs has warned that deteriorating conditions notably in tourism, could lead to a growth slowdown in Cyprus.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              105,84  ( 0,27)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.087.108

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    443.043   444,83  ( 0,09)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    200.316   122,52  ( 0,52)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    125.170    92,01  (-1,08)
Insurance Companies           CYP      5.208    34,29  ( 0,82)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     90.494    59,47  ( 1,48)
Tourism Companies             CYP     16.787    72,26  (-0,84)
Trading Companies             CYP     33.211    25,22  ( 0,16)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    116.499    53,07  ( 1,63)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     21.945     5,58  (-7,77)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    186.165    19,48  (-0,51)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        310    17,62  (-6,87)
Hotels                        CYP     59.225    67,29  ( 0,42)
Other Companies               CYP    177.822   104.78  (-0,33)
* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 16 (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                  24           16        RAIN
Larnaca                  26           18        RAIN
Limassol                 24           20        CLOUDY
Paphos                   25           18        CLOUDY

[08] Maltese Justice Minister to visit Cyprus

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Maltese Justice Minister to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNÁ) -- Malta's Justice and Local Councils Minister Austin Gatt arrives here Thursday at the invitation of Cyprus Interior Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou.

[09] Greek Cypriot side to respond to Denktash on missing persons

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Greek Cypriot side to respond to Denktash on missing persons

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) -- The response of the Greek Cypriot side to the positions of the Turkish Cypriots on the issue of missing persons in Cyprus will be conveyed to the Turkish Cypriot side in the next few days, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today.

[10] Greek Alternate FM to visit Cyprus

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Greek Alternate FM to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) -- Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannitsis will pay a visit to Cyprus from April 18 to 20, during which he will be received by Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Archbishop Chrysostomos.

[11] Vassiliou first Cypriot to speak at College of Europe

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Vassiliou first Cypriot to speak at College of Europe

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) - Cyprus' Chief Negotiator with the EU George Vassiliou leaves tomorrow for Bruges, Belgium, where he will deliver a speech at the College of Europe.

[12] UK Conservatives support a federal solution for Cyprus

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UK Conservatives support a federal solution for Cyprus

by Kyriakos Tsioupras London, Apr 16 (CNA) -- Britain's Conservative Party has said it supports a bizonal, bicommunal federation solution to the Cyprus problem and Cyprus' accession to the EU.

[13] Relatives of missing persons appeal for help

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Relatives of missing persons appeal for help

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) -- The relatives of the Greek Cypriots and Greeks still missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 have appealed for help to those who can influence Turkey in order to make Ankara change its stance on the issue.

Representatives of the committees of relatives circulated today in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Committee, currently holding its 58th meeting, a document noting that "all concerned, but especially Turkey, must work in a constructive way to solve this problem and put an end to the plight of so many relatives."

[14] UN Meeting on Middle East calls for measures to end the conflict

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UN Meeting on Middle East calls for measures to end the conflict

Nicosia, Apr 16 (CNA) -- Issues relating to the violations of human rights against the Palestinians and the impact of the closure imposed on them by Israel, were addressed at the afternoon plenary of the UN International Meeting in Support of Middle East Peace that is taking place in Nicosia, with the participation of 150 delegates from 100 countries and organisations.

Today's speakers have stressed the flagrant violations of human rights against the Palestinians, the impact of the conflict on the Palestinian Authority and its institutions, the destruction of the Palestinian economy, as well as measures that could be taken on the part of the EU and the international community in general in order to exert pressure on Israel to conform with the Geneva Convention.

The closure imposed by the Israeli authorities has hindered the presence of several Palestinian delegates that were due to participate in the Meeting, among them member of the Palestinian Council Kamal Al-Sharafy.

[15] Verheugen calls for breakthrough in Cyprus by June

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Verheugen calls for breakthrough in Cyprus by June

by Nicos Bellos Luxembourg, Apr 16 (CNA) - EU enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen has called on both sides in Cyprus to abide by the deadline Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash have determined, for a breakthrough to the protracted Cyprus problem, by June 2002. He also reiterated EU support to the ongoing UN-led direct talks Clerides and Denktash have been engaged in since mid-January 2002.

Verheugen was speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, after the conclusion of today's EU-Turkey Association Council meeting that focused, among other issues, on the Cyprus question.

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