Clinton gives Athens moral support

Published on 18 July 2011 at 11:44

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During a visit to Athens, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for “a solution for Greece now,” headlines Greek daily Ta Nea. “The message Hillary Clinton sent to the Europeans is clear: Greece must be saved,” the Athens paper writes. The Secretary of State “reaffirmed her support for the reform programme undertaken by the [George] Papandreou government and highlights the need to apply these reforms. As of now, the ball to save the eurozone, through Greece, is in the European camp”. This view can only please Prime Minister George Papandreou who, in an interview, said it “is time for Europe to snap out of it,” and called for “courageous decisions to be taken collectively, not only for the future of Greece but for the future of Europe as a whole”.

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