PM Papandreou holds talks with economist Roubini

U.S. based Economist Nouriel Roubini expressed congratulations to Prime Minister George Papandreou and the government regarding the handling of the crisis, during the meeting they had at the Maximos Mansion, reports said.

According to the same reports, Rubini termed as necessary all that the government is doing for the exit from the crisis, regardless of whether he has different views.

In this framework, the economist reiterated the position that he has expressed on the handling of the crisis that Greece is experiencing, on some kind of restructuring of the country’s debt.

However, according to the same reports, the reply to Roubini was that the extension of the period for the repayment of the Greek loan is adequate.

The same sources stressed the wider consequences that a possible restructuring of the debt of one of its member-states would would have in the Eurozone.