Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-06-23

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Sunny on Monday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[03] Greek FM Papandreou says 'Quartet' dedicated to promotion of 'Road

[01] Weather Forecast: Sunny on Monday

Sunny weather is forecast throughout the country on Monday, with scattered cloud from the afternoon. Winds variable, light to strong, turning very strong in the southeastern Aegean. Temperatures in the Ionian and on the mainland will range from 17C to 34C and in the islands from 22C to 29C. Temperatures in Athens between 23C and 33C; and in Thessaloniki from 21C to 32C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.174

Pound sterling 0.702

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.149

Japanese yen 139.0

Swiss franc 1.555

Norwegian kroner 8.223

Cyprus pound 0.590

Canadian dollar 1.578

Australian dollar 1.750

[03] Greek FM Papandreou says 'Quartet' dedicated to promotion of 'Road Map'

AMMAN (ANA - F. Karaviti) - ''Today's meeting of the 'Quartet' in Jodan signals the decisiveness and will of the international community to pass a message that we are in front of a historical opportunity and that we are dedicated to the promotion of the 'Road Map''', Greek Foreign Minister and EU Council of Foreign Ministers President George Papandreou said here on Sunday following the meeting of the ''Quartet'' on the Middle East issue (U.S., Russia, United Nations, European Union) in the context of the special meeting of the World Economic Forum which is taking place on the outskirts of Amman.

Te Greek minister added that the ''Quartet'' will do everything possible in order to prevent any extremist action from undermining its effort.

Papandreou added that during the meeting which Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis will have with U.S. President George W. in Washington on June 25, ''the joint determination of the international community will be confirmed and the intention and willingess will be strengthened for a solution to the problem. Many efforts in the past had failed. For this exact reason we have the 'Road Map''', he said.

Earlier, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, Papandreou and EUHigh Representative for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana held a joint press conference at which they reiterated their determination for the promotion of the ''Road Map''.

They welcomed the efforts being made by the Palestinian prime minister and the results of the Red Sea meeting and committed themselves to help both the Palestinians and the Israelis to implement the commitments they made.

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