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Obama and Merkel urge strong international response to euro crisis
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 07 - 05 - 2010


US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor
Angela Merkel urged European countries to tackle their debt burdens
with the support of the international community during a phone call
today morning, dpa reported.
"We agreed on the importance of a strong policy response by the
affected countries and a strong financial response from the
international community," Obama said in Washington.
The call came as leaders of the 16-member eurozone were holding an
emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the debt crisis and the
bailout of Greece's government, which sits at the epicentre of the
turmoil.
The German parliament voted earlier Friday to approve 22.4
billion euros (28.5 billion dollars) in aid for Greece, paving the
way for a larger 110-billion-dollar bail-out by the EU and IMF to be
approved at the Brussels summit later Friday.
Obama said he "made clear that the United States supports these
efforts and will continue to cooperate with European authorities and
the IMF during this critical period."
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had also been on the phone in
the morning with a number of his European counterparts, according to
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
US markets plunged more than 3 per cent on Thursday as Greek
demonstrators took to the streets in violent protests against
austerity measures. Investors are concerned the crisis could extend
to other European powers like Portugal and Spain.
US economic officials were working to ensure "what happens in
Greece is not going to threaten the overall economic recovery," Gibbs
said.


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