Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-10-26

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

CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[03] INFORCE chief executive sees ''real commitment'' from both sides

[04] Costa Rica notes Cyprus' development despite difficulties

[05] India understands Greek Cypriot rejection of Annan plan

[06] Cyprus President says last April's referenda not the end of the way

[07] Cypriot President reiterates commitment to a Cyprus settlement

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 27 (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                      195.829,48

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       70,29     0,21    174.356,96
FTSE/CySE 20                           315,51     0,67    129.641,51
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      943,66     0,61    137.612,99
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  942,22    -0,39      2.606,51
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      991,83    -0,16     17.775,04
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        943,60     0,57    140.219,50
BANKS INDEX                            940,59     0,72    100.026,18
HOTELS INDEX                           911,55     0,47      2.348,25
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               906,77     1,28     32.809,84
FTSE Med (22/10/2004)                6.000,02    -1,25

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 26 (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               32             15              FAIR
Larnaca               31             19              HAZY
Limassol              31             16              FAIR
Paphos                29             18              FAIR

[03] INFORCE chief executive sees ''real commitment'' from both sides

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INFORCE chief executive sees ''real commitment'' from both sides

by Maria Myles

Nicosia, Oct 26 (CNA) -- The Greek and the Turkish Cypriot sides have displayed ''real commitment'' to make headway and help resolve the humanitarian issue of missing persons, Margaret Cox, chief executive and founder of the non profit forensic science organization INFORCE, set to carry out exhumations of remains in Cyprus, believed to belong to Greek and Turkish Cypriot missing persons.

[04] Costa Rica notes Cyprus' development despite difficulties

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Costa Rica notes Cyprus' development despite difficulties

Nicosia, Oct 26 (CNA) - Costa Rica has been following the events in Cyprus and acknowledges ''the high development obtained in recent years, in spite of the economic difficulties and others, which it has had to go through,'' Costa Rica's new Ambassador to Cyprus Manuel Hernadez Gutierrez said today, presenting his credentials to President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos.

[05] India understands Greek Cypriot rejection of Annan plan

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India understands Greek Cypriot rejection of Annan plan

Nicosia, Oct 26 (CNA) - India ''understands the democratic choice exercised by the people of Cyprus in the April referendum'' on a UN plan for a Cyprus settlement, which the Greek Cypriot community rejected, new Ambassador of India Neelam D. Sabharwal assured today, presenting her credentials to President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos.

[06] Cyprus President says last April's referenda not the end of the way

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Cyprus President says last April's referenda not the end of the way

Nicosia, Oct 26 (CNA)-Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stressed here today that last April's referenda on a Cyprus settlement was not the end of the way for Cyprus.

Papadopoulos was speaking at a formal ceremony at the Presidential Palace the credentials of the new Ambassador of Thailand, stationed in Rome, Mr Vara-Poj Sndvongs, who praised the long-standing relations between the two countries.

[07] Cypriot President reiterates commitment to a Cyprus settlement

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Cypriot President reiterates commitment to a Cyprus settlement

Nicosia, Oct 26 (CNA) - Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos reiterated here today his commitment to a bi-zonal bi-communal federation on the basis of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plan for a Cyprus settlement, that would address the legitimate concerns of the Greek Cypriots without necessarily depriving the Turkish Cypriots benefits provided to them by the plan.

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