PM Papandreou meets EU’s Van Rompuy

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met here on Wednesday evening with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.

Speaking to the press after the meeting, Government Spokesman George Petalotis said that during the premier’s meeting views were exchanged on current economic issues and the situation in Northern Africa, on which the Greek prime minister outlined Greece’s views. The spokesman also spoke of difficult and tough negotiations that would continue, as regards the economic crisis.