Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-04-23

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CONTENTS

[01] EU positions on Cyprus' accession have not changed

[02] Cyprus to host neurology congress

[03] UN chief expects Cyprus progress by June

[04] Italy supports united Cyprus in EU

[05] Cyprus FM meets Britain's Minister for Europe

[06] Cyprus and Italy agree to combat illegal immigration

[07] Slovak President supports UN resolutions for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[10] Turkey's human rights' reasoning absurd

[11] UN to begin clearing Greek Cypriot mines in buffer zone

[12] Cyprus will join EU based on EU Council decisions, says Pique

[13] Cyprus supports setting up of Med bank associated with EIB

[14] EU poll: Cyprus among the most preferred to join the EU

[15] Issue raised by Solana's statements considered closed

[16] Turkish Cypriot twins want to play football for G/C clubs

[17] Denktash's threats to annex occupied north are provocative

[01] EU positions on Cyprus' accession have not changed

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EU positions on Cyprus' accession have not changed

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) - EU's official position regarding Cyprus' candidacy for accession to the Union has not changed, Jean Filori, spokesman for European Commissioner on enlargement Gunter Verheugen, has assured Nicosia.

[02] Cyprus to host neurology congress

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Cyprus to host neurology congress

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) - Cyprus will host the four-day First Mediterranean Congress of Neurology, endorsed by the World Federation of Neurology, to be attended by 200 delegates from 40 countries.

[03] UN chief expects Cyprus progress by June

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UN chief expects Cyprus progress by June

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Apr 23 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has stated he expects substantial progress to be made in the Cyprus direct talks being held in Nicosia.

[04] Italy supports united Cyprus in EU

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Italy supports united Cyprus in EU

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) - The Italian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee president, Gustavo Selva, said here today that his country's government and Parliament fully support the accession to the EU of a united bizonal and bicommunal state of Cyprus, which will contribute to the history, culture and economy of Europe, especially in the EuroMediterranean dimension.

[05] Cyprus FM meets Britain's Minister for Europe

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Cyprus FM meets Britain's Minister for Europe

By Maria Myles

Valencia, Apr 23 -- Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides had a working breakfast here today with British Minister of State Peter Hain, on the sidelines of the 5th Euromediterranean Conference, which ends later today.

[06] Cyprus and Italy agree to combat illegal immigration

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Cyprus and Italy agree to combat illegal immigration

by Maria Myles

Valencia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Italy are working towards the signing of an agreement to combat illegal immigration.

[07] Slovak President supports UN resolutions for Cyprus

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Slovak President supports UN resolutions for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- President of the Slovak Republic Rudolf Schuster said here today that his country supports UN resolutions for Cyprus, expressing the belief that the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities could live together peacefully.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              102,34  (-0,62)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.358.034

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    348.477   432,04  (-0,14)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    164.169   120,42  ( 0,01)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    183.508    88,71  (-0,15)
Insurance Companies           CYP      5.540    32,32  (-1,67)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP    139.064    56,85  (-2,87)
Tourism Companies             CYP     15.741    70,17  (-2,37)
Trading Companies             CYP     82.679    23,83  (-0,83)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     13.048    51,41  (-0,02)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     39.678     4,90  ( 0,41)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    241.291    18,67  (-1,74)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        422    17,60  ( 7,25)
Hotels                        CYP    103.445    63,51  (-0,77)
Other Companies               CYP    302.718   101,15  ( 0,10)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 23 (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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                  22           9          CLOUDY
Larnaca                  20          10          FINE
Limassol                 22          13          FAIR
Paphos                   20          12          FAIR

[10] Turkey's human rights' reasoning absurd

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Turkey's human rights' reasoning absurd

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today that Turkish Foreign Minister Ismael Cem's effort to justify Turkey's record of human rights' violations by recalling similar practices followed in Europe at the beginning of the previous millennium is an "absurd reasoning."

[11] UN to begin clearing Greek Cypriot mines in buffer zone

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UN to begin clearing Greek Cypriot mines in buffer zone

By Menelaos Hadjicostis

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- UN experts will begin the long process of clearing invasion-era National Guard minefields from the buffer zone next month after Turkish occupation forces raised no objections, the Cyprus government has confirmed.

Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said that although Turkish forces rejected a United Nations proposal to rid the entire buffer zone of all mines, they did not object to clearing National Guard minefields.

"We will proceed with demining in accordance with our unilateral decision to do so," Papapetrou said.

The government announced last January its intention to dispose of thousands of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines in the 180 km-long,

[12] Cyprus will join EU based on EU Council decisions, says Pique

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Cyprus will join EU based on EU Council decisions, says Pique

By Maria Myles

Valencia, Apr 23 (CNA) - Cyprus' accession to the European Union will take place on the basis of EU Council decisions, current Union president, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique, told CNA today.

He also said that the EU Council decisions on Cyprus' accession are crystal clear and that the Union is encouraging the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides to find a political settlement that would allow things to develop smoothly.

Javier Solana, EU High Representative for foreign and defence policy, said at a joint press conference here that he has nothing to add to what Pique had said.

[13] Cyprus supports setting up of Med bank associated with EIB

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Cyprus supports setting up of Med bank associated with EIB

By Maria Myles

Valencia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides expressed here today Cyprus' support for the establishment of a sister bank for the Mediterranean basin countries, associated with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

[14] EU poll: Cyprus among the most preferred to join the EU

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EU poll: Cyprus among the most preferred to join the EU

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Cyprus is among the top countries that European citizens would prefer to join the EU and the only candidate that concentrates the majority for accession in 14 out of 15 member states.

According to a poll conducted last October - November on behalf of European Commission, the EU member states confirm previous polls, that the majority is in favour of accession of most candidate countries.

[15] Issue raised by Solana's statements considered closed

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Issue raised by Solana's statements considered closed

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government considers the issue raised by EU High Representative for foreign and defence policy Javier Solana's statements to a Greek daily as closed, following clarifications given by Solana himself and other EU officials, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said here today.

[16] Turkish Cypriot twins want to play football for G/C clubs

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Turkish Cypriot twins want to play football for G/C clubs

Nicosia, Apr 23, (CNA) -- Twin brothers may become the first Turkish Cypriots to play football for a Greek Cypriot club in 28 years, after fleeing the impoverished Turkish-occupied north for a chance at a better life.

[17] Denktash's threats to annex occupied north are provocative

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Denktash's threats to annex occupied north are provocative

Nicosia, Apr 23 (CNA) -- Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's threats that he would annex Cyprus' occupied north to mainland Turkey, should the island accede the European Union are "extreme, provocative and threatening."

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