Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-04-05

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] US Ambassador: Cypriots will decide in a referendum

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] The full text of the Annan plan of March 31 on the CNA website

[05] Irish EU Presidency: Decision on Annan plan rests with people of Cyprus

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Poettering: It is up to the people to decide on Annan plan

[08] Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties discuss island’s future

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 06/04/2004 to 07/04/2004 -------------------- On Tuesday, the weather will be fine with occasional high cloud. The winds will be north to northwest light to fresh and the sea slight to moderate. Temperatures will range from 6 to 21 inland and from 9 to 21 on the coast.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 08/04/2004 to 09/04/2004 ------------------------------ The weather will be mainly fine with some high cloud at times. Winds remaining ligh to fresh and temperatures on the rise.

[02] US Ambassador: Cypriots will decide in a referendum

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US Ambassador: Cypriots will decide in a referendum

by Christa Nicolaou

Athens, Apr 5 (CNA) -- US Ambassador to Greece Tomas Miller has said that the people of Cyprus will make a decision in a referendum later this month with regard to a UN plan on a comprehensive settlement.

He said he was the type of person who would look at things from a positive angle and cautioned against any premature predictions about the outcome of the vote on April 24.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,32   (-1,44)

Traded Value                  CYP    941.574

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    802.969   361,51   (-1,08)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.287,44   ( 1,02)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     751.336  104,94   (-1,65)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      27.046   73,68   (-0,45)
Insurance Companies           CYP       3.719   16,47   (-4,30)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       7.896   55,95   (-1,15)
Tourism Companies             CYP      10.563   56,55   ( 0,04)
Trading Companies             CYP      29.870   23,31   (-2,26)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      14.286   71,00   (-0,15)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP       00000    2,92   (-1,02)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      13.102    9,85   (-0,20)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP           0   12,11   (-1,94)
Hotels                        CYP       2.425   33,63   (-1,55)
Other Companies               CYP      30.208   68,29   (-1,67)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] The full text of the Annan plan of March 31 on the CNA website

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Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) - CNA informs its subscribers, associates and all other interested persons that it has posted the full text in English of the Annan plan of March 31 for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, including the constitutions of the constituent states, the laws and international treaties, the flag, and the maps, on its website at www.cna.org.cy with open access.

[05] Irish EU Presidency: Decision on Annan plan rests with people of Cyprus

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Irish EU Presidency:Decision on Annan plan rests with people of Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) - The decision on the plan for a Cyprus settlement presented on March 31 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan now rests ultimately with the people of Cyprus, the President of the European Council, Irish Premier Bertie Ahern has said.

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 5 (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                 20             5           FINE
Larnaca                 19             6           FINE
Limassol                20             8           FINE
Paphos                  19             8           FAIR

[07] Poettering: It is up to the people to decide on Annan plan

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Poettering: It is up to the people to decide on Annan plan

Nicosia, April 5 (CNA) European People's Pary-European Democrats Group leader Hans-Gert Poettering said it was up to the free will of the people of Cyprus to vote in favour of the Annan Plan for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem.

[08] Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties discuss island’s future

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Greek and Turkish Cypriot parties discuss islands future

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties exchanged views on the Annan plan, a UN proposal for a comprehensive settlement, which will be put to separate but simultaneous referenda to the two communities on 24 April, a joint communique said after a joint meeting the parties held today, under the auspices of the Slovakian embassy.

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