Berlin: Prime Minister meets with Angela Merkel

March 7, 2010

On Friday, March 5, Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Berlin.

In remarks made, following the meeting, Papandreou said that support for the measures taken by the Greek government and a decision for joint action against speculators were the two main elements of the political support that Greece had sought and received from Germany. A third element was a decision to expand bilateral cooperation in seven sectors, via a joint committee set up by the two countries.

Prior to his visit to Berlin, George Papandreou met the Prime Minister of Luxembourg and Eurogroup Chief Jean-Claude Juncker.