The President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou , during a working visit to Jordan was received on Monday 2nd of June, in Amman , by His Majesty the King Abdallah II. The King reviewed the repercussions of the crisis in Syria on neighboring countries, mainly on Jordan.

Main opposition Radical Left Coalition SYRIZA spokesman Panos Skourletis ruled out any cooperation with today's PASOK or its former leader George Papandreou, expressed earlier today.

Former PM George Papandreou is in Berlin participating in a conference on governance in Europe, at the invitation of the Hertie School of Governance, along with German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijssenbloem , and former Italian PM Mario Monti.