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Tsipra’s tweet
Greek Prime Minister posted dozens of pictures with supporting groups outside German Chancellery on his presidential facebook and tweeter accounts.
He also made a tweet from Berlin saying that “we met with Merkel in Berlin” and added that “solidarity march gave us strength”.
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Tsipras, Merkel joint statements after talks
Highlights of Angela Merkel's statements at a joint press conference afterwards the face-to-face talks:
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- There are difficult issues, in which we have completely different thoughts and views.
- The Greek government will tell us how much longer it wants to continue the cooperation with the Task Force.
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FM Kotzias in favor of political solution to issue of reparations
In an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung that will be published on Monday, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that a joint Greek-German Committee of experts should be established to discuss the issue of WWII reparations that Greece claims from Germany.
PM Tsipras' critical meeting with Chancellor Merkel on Monday
The government is working around the clock to prepare the detailed list of reforms that the Greek side will present at tomorrow's critical meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
Several burning issues will be discussed during this meeting, including the serious challenges Europe is facing as well as bilateral issues.
Greek foreign minister due in Berlin ahead of PM
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to travel to Berlin on Sunday, where he will meet with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at a time when relations between the two governments are especially tense due to disagreements over the progress of bailout talks. Bilateral relations are to top the agenda of talks.
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Foreign Minister Kotzias to meet with his German counterpart in Berlin
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will travel to Berlin on Sunday, 22 March 2015, to meet with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The focus of the meeting will be bilateral relations and issues of European and regional interest.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will also be in Berlin on Monday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Pressure mounts on Merkel over Greek war reparations calls
Greek demands for billions of euros in reparations for the brutal Nazi occupation in World War Two may be falling on deaf ears in the German government, but some legal experts say Athens has grounds for a case.
Merkel looking forward to tough talks with Tsipras in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking forward to talking to - and possibly arguing with - Greece's Alexis Tsipras when he pays his first visit to Berlin as prime minister next Monday, she told the German parliament shortly before Thursday's EU summit.
Kotzias to visit Berlin on Sunday
On Sunday the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Gotzias will meet in Berlin with his German counterpart Frank?Walter Steinmeier.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Kotzias had previously visited Berlin on February 10.
His meeting will be held a day prior to the Tsipras - Merkel meeting.
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Obama calling Merkel
The now ubiquitous "Greek issue" was discussed on Wednesday by US President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In view of Brussels Summit, the US President requested of Angela Merkel to try making a realistic deal for Greece.
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