Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-04-05

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Greece will get out of the financial crisis stronger, US President Barack Obama says

[02] 52,352 refugees in Greece on Tuesday

[01] Greece will get out of the financial crisis stronger, US President Barack Obama says

The US President, in his statement, referred to the bonds of the two countries, Greece and the USA, and compared the struggles of both countries for their independence. He underlined that Greece is a major US ally in NATO and that his country will continue to support Greece.

He also referred to the situation in Greece and the refugee crisis and praised the way the Greeks deal with refugee flows.

The Greek government was represented by Deputy Economy, Development and Tourism Minister Alexis Charitsis and Greek Ambassador to the US Christos Panagopoulos. The reception was held at the White House in honor of the Greek American community for 30th consecutive year. The event was attended by Vice President Joe Biden and His Eminence Archbishop of America Dimitrios. In his introductory statement, Biden referred to the US-Greece friendship and noted that the conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proved once again that the US is an ally and friend of Greece.

Charitsis had a private conversation with Biden and stressed the need for the immediate conclusion of the Greek program review so that the country implements its development plans and boost its economy.

"I presented the positions of the Greek government on critical issues as well as the government programme for the next three years. I underlined that the government has implemented the major reforms included in the programme. What we aim for it the first program review to be concluded as soon as possible, which is beneficial for all sides," he said.

Referring to the discussion with Biden, Charitsis said: "Biden expressed his support and agreed that all sides need to cooperate so that the Greek program review is concluded on time. He also praised the Greek government for its stance on the refugee issue and its solidarity with the refugees."

[02] 52,352 refugees in Greece on Tuesday

According to the Refugee Crisis Management Coordination Body's figures, 28,980 of the refugees are in northern Greece, 11,280 of them are in Idomeni, 14,506 are in the region of Attica (4,761 are at Piraeus port), 5,984 on the Greek islands and 2,882 are hosted in different areas in Central Greece.

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