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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-07-04
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[01] German FM: 'We think Greece will make it'
[01] German FM: 'We think Greece will make it'
Greece is standing stable and this stability creates the necessary
conditions for growth, said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday
at a meeting with visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
at the Maximos Mansion also attended by government Vice President and
Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos.
"As you know, we are in the middle of a lot of political and geopolitical
turmoil in the region. But within this difficult circumstance, Greece is
standing stable," Samaras said. "And this is very important, if you go
back and think about it, a year ago who would have thought so? But the
situation is in many ways alarming in terms of what is going on around
the world and we hope things will get better. And this stability serves
to create the necessary conditions for what we all want, just growth."
The PM also thanked Westerwelle for visiting and "for being a friend
of Greece."
In his response, Westerwelle thanked Samaras for the invitation and
hospitality and said, "My message is a message of respect, solidarity and
encouragement. I think the ship starts when you are at coast, the sails
are set into development in Greece, which will bring more prosperity in
the future to the people of the country. That's the reason why we are
here, to express our solidarity, to send a message of encouragement and
that we think that Greece will make it."
Samaras referred to the meeting of Labour ministers in Berlin to deal
with youth unemployment, which he attended on Wednesday, and said "I think
it went very well. It' s a discussion that will continue in Paris later,
so we are really focusing on this and that' s important also."
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