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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-01-28
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[01] U.S. President calls PM, congratulates on election victory
[01] U.S. President calls PM, congratulates on election victory
ANA-MPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama telephoned Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras to congratulate Greece's new premier on his election victory
and told him that the United States will support the Greek government's
efforts to end austerity policies, Greek government sources said on
Wednesday.
Obama told Tsipras that this support will also be expressed in action,
through cooperation between the U.S. Treasury and the Greek finance
ministry.
The U.S. President noted that Europe must break free of austerity
policies, as the U.S. had done, and adopt a strong agenda for growth.
He advised Tsipras to get some rest now that the election campaign was
over, saying that he would need his strength for what lay ahead, with
Tsipras replying that "this is difficult, due to the circumstances". Obama
expressed certainty that he will also manage to get some rest and told
Tsipras: "I started young as well and now my hair has turned grey".
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