Speaking at the Athens Stavros Niarchos Foundation on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama once again highlighted the need for Greece’s creditors to agree to debt relief, in accordance with the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), noting that the country, and especially its young people, needed to see hope and a future.
“The IMF has said that debt relief will be crucial to get Greece back to growth. They are right. It is important because if reforms here are to be sustained, people here need to see hope and they need to see progress.“
Young people, in particular, needed to know there is a future, there is an education, and jobs that were worthy of their potential, he added. “You don’t have to travel overseas, you can put roots right here in your home, in Greece, and succeed. And I am confident that if you stay the course, as hard as it has been, Greece will see brighter days,” he said in a message to the country.
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