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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-08-24

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>


CONTENTS

  • [01] Overseas Cypriots begin conference
  • [02] Papadopoulos asks EU experts to thoroughly investigate air crash
  • [03] Cyprus Stock Exchange
  • [04] Political parties praise overseas Cypriots' role
  • [05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
  • [06] Foreign Minister says Cyprus has two aims on Turkish EU bid

  • [01] Overseas Cypriots begin conference

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    Overseas Cypriots begin conference

    Nicosia, Aug 24 (CNA) Overseas Cypriots begin their 15th conference today in Limassol with a briefing by Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem.

    The 150 delegates of the four-day meeting, which opened last night in Nicosia, will also listen to speeches by political party leaders or their representatives.

    [02] Papadopoulos asks EU experts to thoroughly investigate air crash

    1435:CYPPRESS:02

    Papadopoulos asks EU experts to thoroughly investigate air crash

    Nicosia, Aug 24 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has called on two European Union experts, who arrived here for contacts with the Cypriot authorities, to apply all their knowledge, expertise and professionalism in order to investigate fully the Helios plane crash, near Athens, ten days ago that resulted in the death of all 121 people on board, mostly Cypriots.

    Communications and Works Minister Haris Thrasou made the statement after Jean-Paul Henrotte, expert of the Directorate General Energy and Transport of the European Commission and Francois Janvier of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) were received today by President Papadopoulos.

    [03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

    
    
    
    1450:CYPPRESS:03
    Cyprus Stock Exchange Nicosia, Aug 24 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows: INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000 TRADED VALUE 604.393,83 GSE GENERAL INDEX 87,59 -0,50 568.128,94 FTSE/CySE 20 424,06 0,04 466.041,29 MAIN MARKET INDEX 1.269,78 0,01 490.619,73 PARALLEL MARKET INDEX 1.062,54 -0,25 10.156,64 INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX 983,19 -0,17 28.023,08 MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX 1.261,81 0,00 500.776,37 BANKS INDEX 1.312,54 0,14 386.284,33 HOTELS INDEX 1.094,14 -1,40 8.816,04 ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX 965,74 -0,27 70.643,72 FTSE Med (23/8/2005) 8.205,24 -0,94 * The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting.

    [04] Political parties praise overseas Cypriots' role

    1540:CYPPRESS:04

    Political parties praise overseas Cypriots' role

    Limassol, Aug 24 (CNA) - Political party leaders or their representatives praised overseas Cypriots during their 14th conference held in Limassol today, adding that their role is invaluable in efforts for a Cyprus settlement.

    They also backed Turkey's EU course, noting however that it must recognise the Republic of Cyprus or the island should exercise its right to veto its accession course.

    [05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

    
    
    
    1550:CYPPRESS:05
    Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus Nicosia, Aug 24 (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 35 20 FINE Larnaca 34 23 FINE Limassol 34 23 FINE Paphos 31 23 FINE ---------------------------------------------------------------

    [06] Foreign Minister says Cyprus has two aims on Turkish EU bid

    1650:CYPPRESS:06

    Foreign Minister says Cyprus has two aims on Turkish EU bid

    Limassol, Aug 24 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou said here Wednesday that Cyprus has two aims ahead of the European Union meetings, which will decide on the commencement of accession talks between the Union and Turkey on October 3.

    Briefing the oversees Cypriots who are holding their fourteenth conference in Limassol, Iacovou said that ''we must obtain an EU counterstatement which will overturn the Turkish declaration and will not leave anything unanswered and there must be improvements of the EU-Turkey negotiating framework.''


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