Merkel's Athens visit is official
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday confirmed that the German chancellor intends to visit Greece on April 11.
Spokesman Georg Streiter said that Merkel will have a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the visit but declined to give further details, promising that these would be released over the coming days.
The planned visit had been leaked in a report by the German newspaper "Suddeutsche Zeitung" published on Wednesday. Citing sources, the paper said the visit was being made to "support the reforms of the Greek prime minister, who is coming under intense political pressure at home."
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