Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-06-26

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

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Hot and sunny on Thursday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Thursday

[03] President Bush and Greek PM emphasise need for Europe-U.S. cooperation

[01] Weather Forecast: Hot and sunny on Thursday

Sunshine is forecast in all parts of the country. Winds northerly, light to moderate, turning strong in parts of the Aegean. In the north, temperatures will range from 19C to 35C; on the rest of the mainland from 20C to 37C; and in the islands from 23C to 34C. Temperatures in Athens will range between 23C and 37C; and in Thessaloniki from 22C to 34C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Thursday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.164

Pound sterling 0.697

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.226

Japanese yen 136.7

Swiss franc 1.544

Norwegian kroner 8.305

Cyprus pound 0.589

Canadian dollar 1.575

Australian dollar 1.740

[03] President Bush and Greek PM emphasise need for Europe-U.S. cooperation

WASHINGTON (ANA - T. Ellis) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Greek Prime Minister and European Council President Costas Simitis, speaking at a joint press conference on Wednesday after the first U.S.-EU summit after the Iraq war, emphasised the need for cooperation between Europe and the U.S. to confront ''common threats.''

Simitis characterised the transatlantic relation and interdependence between the U.S. and the EU as being of ''fundamental importance.''

He also referred to constructive talks and placed emphasis on the fact that both the U.S. and Europe support freedom, democracy and human rights.

President Bush noted that since World War Two and throughout the entire postwar period the U.S. had strongly supported European unity, adding that both sides of the Atlantic are being called on now to cooperate to confront the ''common threat'' which is international terrorism.

He said that agreements were signed and joint statements were made on Wednesady concerning the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as many trade issues such as negotiations on the deregulation of air transport, which are expected to lead to more and cheaper flights between the U.S. and Europe and within Europe.

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