German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, taking part at a news conference on climate change in Berlin on Tuesday, said that the negotiation talks between Greece and its European creditors must pick up speed to give the opportunity to Greece to accept further financial aid.
During her meeting with the French President, Merkel stated: “I would say the talks need to speed up, rather than that they are going too fast, and we hope the relevant forum – the Brussels Group – can make clear progress because the agreement in February was that a program should be set up by the end of May.”
And Hollande added: “We all have the same stance, which is that Greece must stay in the Eurozone.”
The two leaders admitted they will attend a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at an EU summit in Riga, Latvia, this week.
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