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Papandreou Meets with Samaras Ahead of Eurozone Summit

George Papandreou told the New Democracy leader that Greece will insist on a package solution, believing that there is no other solution, and on that basis will wage its battle at the March 11th Eurogroup and March 25 EU summits.
The Prime Minister also said that the government respects the different approaches of the political forces and that was why his meetings throughout the day with the political party leaders aim at understanding and at support for the national effort in view of the summit.
According to sources, Papandreou expressed displeasure to Samaras over the fact that no clear reference was made to Greece in last Friday’s European People’s Party conference, which was attended by the ND leader.
The same sources said that Papandreou and Samaras also discussed the ongoing speculation on early general elections, which the Prime Minister categorically ruled out, stressing that the government still has a lot of work ahead and that early elections were neither in the thoughts nor the options of the government.
ND leader Antonis Samaras called for a drastic change in the conditions of the Memorandum as the only solution to Greece’s economic problem, in a statement at ND headquarters shortly after the meeting with Papandreou.
The problem today is the asphyxiation caused to the Greek economy by the Memorandum itself, Samaras said, adding that even if auspicious decisions are secured at the EU summits on management of the debt, such as extension of the EU/IMF support mechanism loan’s repayment period, that of itself will not suffice to solve the problem.
Samaras reiterated his own positions in favour of the issue of a euro-bond, the issue of a developmental bond and extension of the repayment period for Greece’s 110 billion euros support mechanism loan, as well as reduction of the cost of borrowing and the repurchase of Greek bonds.
The main opposition leader said he was promoting these positions in his meetings with EU officials as well as his counterparts in the European People’s Party, especially of those countries facing similar problems, such as Spain, Ireland and Portugal.
Samaras further stressed that such a package deal should in no way entail new, harsh measures for the Greek economy.
(source: ana-mpa)

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