Athens News Agency: News in English, 04-02-04

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

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[01] Greek ambassador in US gives lecture on 'Greece:Olympic Games and

[02] Weather Forecast: Fair, local cloud on Thursday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates: Thursday

[01] Greek ambassador in US gives lecture on 'Greece:Olympic Games and Politics'

WASHINGTON (ANA/T. Ellis) - Greek Ambassador to Washington George Savvaidis gave a lecture on ''Greece:Olympic Games and Politics'' on Wednesday at an event organised by the World Affairs Forum, which in past years has established a lecture programme for foreign ambassadors serving in the United States (the Ambassador's Roundtable).

The event, held at the organisation's base in Connecticut, was attended by about 100 scientific and professional members of universities and companies.

Savvaidis referred in detail to the course of Olympic Games preparations, placing emphasis on organisation, infrastructures, security and international cooperation.

[02] Weather Forecast: Fair, local cloud on Thursday

Fair weather with local cloud in Cyclades and northern Crete. Winds northerly moderate to strong and gale force in southern Aegean. Temperatures in Athens 8C to 18C and in Thessaloniki 3C to 15C.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates: Thursday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.262

Pound sterling 0.687

Danish kroner 7.510

Swedish kroner 9.257

Japanese yen 133.1

Swiss franc 1.581

Norwegian kroner 8.790

Cyprus pound 0.590

Canadian dollar 1.694

Australian dollar 1.654

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