Barack Obama calls for 'meaningful debt relief' for Greece
by Helena Smith in Athens from on (#21FAB)
US president says it is in world's interest for Greece to stay in eurozone and praises EU as 'one of greatest political and economic achievements of modern times'
The US president, Barack Obama, has signalled he will use a critical two-day visit to Athens this week to step up calls for the country to be given "meaningful debt relief".
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